Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chancely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chance-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Archaic

Example Sentences

"But by the grace of Almighty Creator I found chancely such a wife in the wilderness, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English chauncely, chaunselich, equivalent to chance + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chauncely

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does chancely mean?: By chance.
Where does chancely come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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