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chancewise

chancewise adverb: by chance; at random.

Adverb

chancewise (not comparable)

  1. By chance; at random.
    • Both good and ill appear'd, without design, / To mingle, chancewise, in the scheme divine.1848, Humphry William Freeland, Poems, page 159

Origin of chancewise

From chance + -wise.

Questions about chancewise

What does chancewise mean?
Chancewise means by chance; at random.
What part of speech is chancewise?
Chancewise is an adverb.

Words near chancewise in the dictionary

  1. chances the ducks
  2. chances upon
  3. chancest
  4. chancetaking
  5. chanceth
  6. chancewise
  7. chancey
  8. chanceyness
  9. Chanceys
  10. chanchada
  11. chanchadas

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