"haply" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈhæpli/
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English happely, hapliche, happeliche; equivalent to hap + -ly. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|happely|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English happely, {{inh+|en|enm|happely}} Inherited from Middle English happely, {{m|enm|hapliche}} hapliche, {{m|enm|happeliche}} happeliche, {{suf|en|hap|ly|id2=adverbial}} hap + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|?}} haply
  1. By accident or luck. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-haply-en-adv-3cDKNTzm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 80 20
  2. Perhaps; by chance. Tags: archaic, literary
    Sense id: en-haply-en-adv-~Q25V4Gp

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