chanceful

English

Etymology

From chance +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃænsfəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːnsfəl/

Adjective

chanceful (comparative more chanceful, superlative most chanceful)

1. (obsolete) hazardous
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     And, would ye not poor fellowship expel,
     Myself would offer you t'accompany
     In this adventure's chanceful jeopardy

Derived terms

• chancefully

 

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “chanceful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)