"chancefully" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more chancefully [comparative], most chancefully [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English chaunsfullyche, equivalent to chanceful + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chaunsfullyche}} Middle English chaunsfullyche, {{af|en|chanceful|-ly|id2=adverbial}} chanceful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} chancefully (comparative more chancefully, superlative most chancefully)
  1. by chance or coincidence
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