per|ad|ven|ture

per|ad|ven|ture
per|ad|ven|ture «PUR uhd VEHN chuhr», noun, adverb.
–n.
uncertainty; doubt; chance; question: »

It was affirmed—and the truth was certainly beyond peradventure—that religious liberty was dead (John L. Motley).

[< adverb]
–adv.
Archaic. maybe; perhaps: »

Peradventure I may be an hour later (Henry Fielding).

SYNONYM(S): possibly.
[Middle English alteration of per-, or parauntre, reduction of par aventure < Old French par aventure < par by + aventure chance, adventure; influenced by Latin adventura]

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