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—chancefully, adv./chans"feuhl, chahns"-/, adj.1. full of chance or chances.2. Archaic.a. dependent on chance.b. risky.[1585-95; CHANCE + -FUL]
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Chanceful — Chance ful, a. Hazardous. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chanceful — [chansfəl, chänsfəl] adj. 1. eventful 2. Archaic a) dependent on chance b) risky … English World dictionary
chanceful — adjective Date: 1594 1. archaic casual 2. full of chance or uncertainty … New Collegiate Dictionary
chanceful — adj. of uncertain outcome; risky, dangerous … English contemporary dictionary
chanceful — chance·ful … English syllables
chanceful — adjective of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog New Yorker • Syn: ↑chancy, ↑dicey, ↑dodgy • Similar to: ↑dangerous, ↑unsafe … Useful english dictionary
chancy — adj. 1. depending on chance. Syn: chanceful, dicey, dodgy, hazardous, risky. [WordNet 1.5] 2. subject to accident or chance or change. Syn: fluky, flukey, iffy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
the casual — (the) an institution which housed the destitute A shortened form of the British casual ward, accommodation available for tramps arriving on foot without reservation at uncertain intervals. Those who tramped the road and slept in such places … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
chance — /tʃæns / (say chans), /tʃans / (say chahns) noun 1. the absence of any known reason why an event should turn out one way rather than another, spoken of as if it were a real agency: chance governs all. 2. fortune; fate; luck. 3. a possibility or… …
chancefully — adverb see chanceful … Useful english dictionary
