- haply
- ad.
Perhaps, perchance, possibly, peradventure (archaic), by chance, by accident, maybe, it may be, as luck may have it, as it may turn up, as it may happen.
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Haply — Hap ly (h[a^]p l[y^]), adv. By hap, chance, luck, or accident; perhaps; it may be. [1913 Webster] Lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. Acts v. 39. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haply — (adv.) late 14c., hapliche, from HAP (Cf. hap) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
haply — [hap′lē] adv. [ME hapliche: see HAP1 & LY2] Archaic by chance or accident; perhaps … English World dictionary
haply — adverb by accident betrayed by a word haply overheard • Syn: ↑by chance, ↑by luck … Useful english dictionary
haply — adverb Date: 14th century by chance, luck, or accident … New Collegiate Dictionary
haply — /hap lee/, adv. Archaic. perhaps; by chance. [1325 75; ME hapliche. See HAP1, LY] * * * … Universalium
haply — adverb a) by accident or luck b) perhaps … Wiktionary
haply — adv. possibly, by chance … English contemporary dictionary
haply — adverb old use perhaps … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
haply — hap·ly … English syllables
