haply

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb by accident

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English happely, hapliche, happeliche; equivalent to hap + -ly.

In classic literature

Synonyms

by chance, by luck

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