1. dangerous or risky; likely to bring bad luck
Usage: chiefly Scottish; archaic
2. uncanny or mysterious; having supernatural qualities
Usage: chiefly Scottish; archaic

Examples

• The old fisherman warned them away from the unchancy waters near the rocks.
• She had an unchancy feeling about the abandoned house.
• The villagers considered the crossroads an unchancy place after dark.
• His unchancy luck at cards made others suspicious.
• The unchancy mist seemed to follow them through the glen.
• They avoided the unchancy path that led through the ancient burial ground.