haply

1. (archaic, literary) By accident or luck.
2. (archaic, literary) Perhaps; by chance.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæpli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: happely

In summary

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

Synonyms

by luck

mayhap

perhaps

peradventure

by chance

maybe

perchance

fortuitously

possibly

unexpectedly

praps

ablings

mayhappen

ablins

accidentally

at a pinch

by accident

chance

🎲

conceivably

Translations

accidentalmente

per caso

acaso

من الممكن

eventuell

gegebenenfalls

possiblement

vielleicht

wahllos

womöglich

ίσως

μήπως

τυχαιώς

éventuellement

möglicherweise