chanceful

[ chans-fuhl, chahns- ]

adjective

1. full of chance or chances.
2. Archaic.
   1. dependent on chance.
   2. risky.

Other Words From

• chanceful·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of chanceful¹

First recorded in 1585–95; chance + -ful

Example Sentences

The trapper reviles him when he finds him in his mink trap, for all the beauty of his ermine a worthless prize drawn in this chanceful lottery.

From Project Gutenberg

None the less, his brain was busy with the chanceful possibilities.

From Project Gutenberg

Looking back upon it in after-years in the light of a chanceful life, he determined, with the characteristic philosophy of his profession, that it must have been fate.

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