Haply
[hæpli]
Definition
(adv.) By hap, chance, luck, or accident; perhaps; it may be.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Perhaps, perchance, possibly, PERADVENTURE, 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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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See PERHAPS]
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Examples
- Doctor said she would haply come to her mind to-morrow. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Haply, but for her, I should ha' gone battering mad. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Haply 'tis a kindness to monny that I go; haply 'tis a kindness to myseln; anyways it mun be done. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Haply 'tis na' the sma'est o' their misfortuns when they can get no better. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Once haply in life, one golden gift falls prone in the lap--one boon full and bright, perfect from Fruition's mint. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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