"chancefully" meaning in English

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Adverb

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
    Sense id: en-chancefully-en-adv-fBW-wPKG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)

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