haply

English

adv

Definitions

By accident or luck.
Perhaps.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English happely suf from English hap (luck, chance, occurrence, byfall, fortune, event, a chance, coincidence).

Origin

English

hap

Gloss

luck, chance, occurrence, byfall, fortune, event, a chance, coincidence

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Cognates and derived terms

behap English
hap English
hapful English
haphazard English
hapless English
happen English
happy English
mishap English
perhaps English
hap Middle English
happely Middle English