Chanceable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening by chance; accidental obsolete

    "And so far were they carried into the admiration thereof, that they thought in the chanceable hitting upon any such verses, great foretokens of their following fortunes were placed."

Example

More examples

"And so far were they carried into the admiration thereof, that they thought in the chanceable hitting upon any such verses, great foretokens of their following fortunes were placed."

Etymology

From chance + -able.

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