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chancewise

adv

Etymology

From chance + -wise.

  1. derived from cadere — “to fall, to die, to happen, occur”
  2. derived from *cadentia✻ — “falling”
  3. derived from cheance — “accident, chance, luck”
  4. inherited from chance
  5. suffixed as chancewise — “chance + wise”

Definitions

  1. By chance

    By chance; at random.

    • Both good and ill appear'd, without design, / To mingle, chancewise, in the scheme divine.

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