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chanceable

chanceable adjective: happening by chance; accidental.

Adjective

chanceable (comparative more chanceable, superlative most chanceable)

  1. (obsolete) Happening by chance; accidental
    • 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.1595, Philip Sydney, An Apology for Poetry

Forms of chanceable

comparativemore chanceable
superlativemost chanceable

Origin of chanceable

From chance + -able.

Words formed from chanceable

Questions about chanceable

What does chanceable mean?
Chanceable means happening by chance; accidental.
What part of speech is chanceable?
Chanceable is an adjective.

Words near chanceable in the dictionary

  1. chance upon
  2. chance would be a fine thing
  3. chance'd be a fine thing
  4. chance-medley
  5. chance-medleys
  6. chanceable
  7. chanceably
  8. chanced
  9. chanced on
  10. chanced one's arm
  11. chanced the ducks

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