Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Casually; by chance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete By chance.
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- adverb obsolete
by chance
Etymologies
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Examples
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Although indeed the Senate of Poets hath chosen verse as their fittest raiment: meaning as in matter, they passed all in all, so in manner, to go beyond them: not speaking table talke fashion, or like men in a dreame, words as they chanceably fall from the mouth, but peasing each sillable of eache word by just proportion, according to the dignitie of the suject.
Defence of Poesie 1992
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Although indeed the senate of poets hath chosen verse as their fittest raiment, meaning, as in matter they passed all in all, so in manner to go beyond them; not speaking, table-talk fashion, or like men in a dream, words as they chanceably fall from the mouth, but peizing7 each syllable of each word by just proportion, according to the dignity of the subject.
The Defense of Poesy 1909
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