chanceable

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adjective

Happening by chance; accidental

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Meanings

adjectivechanceable (comparative more chanceable, superlative most chanceable)

comparative more chanceable · superlative most chanceable

  1. obsoleteHappening by chance; accidental

    And so far were they carried into the admiration thereof, that they thought in the chanceable hitting upon any such verses, great foretokens of their following fortunes were placed.

    1595, Philip Sydney, An Apology for Poetry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
accidentaladventitiousby the bycasualcauselessfortuitousserendipitousunintentional

Origin

From chance + -able.

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chanceable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceable

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“chanceable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chanceable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceable.

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