peradventure

[ pur-uhd-ven-cher, per- ]

/ ˌpɜr ədˈvɛn tʃər, ˌpɛr- /

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noun Rare.

chance, doubt, or uncertainty.

surmise (def. 5).

adverb

Archaic. it may be; maybe; possibly; perhaps.

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Origin of peradventure

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English per aventure, from Old French; see per, adventure

Words nearby peradventure

Pequot, Pequot War, per, Pera, peracid, peradventure, Peraea, Perahia, Perak, perambulate, perambulator

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How to use peradventure in a sentence

My general take is my son’s father-in-law is pretty much sanctimonious beyond all peradventure.
Carolyn Hax: Son’s father-in-law called your covid advice ‘sanctimonious.’ How to respond?|Carolyn Hax|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
He could not feel any real happiness until he learned beyond peradventure that all was well.
The Young Ranchers|Edward S. Ellis
Further on we read, now the feathers you may peradventure find, but the headpiece for the most part is laid aside.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
The trumpet and the opening coffin indicate peradventure the resurrection.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent

Fermor determines to try Custrin in the like way,—if peradventure Prussian soldiery be like Turk?
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
And he clung to her the more desperately—as though by crushing her peradventure he might capture it.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for peradventure

peradventure

/ (pərədˈvɛntʃə, ˌpɜːr-) archaic /

adverb

by chance; perhaps

noun

chance, uncertainty, or doubt

Word Origin for peradventure

C13: from Old French par aventure by chance

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