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peradventure

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

noun

Rare.
  1. chance, doubt, or uncertainty.


adverb

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

peradventure

/ ˌpɜːr-; pərədˈvɛntʃə /

adverb

  1. by chance; perhaps
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. chance, uncertainty, or doubt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peradventure1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English per aventure, from Old French; per, adventure
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peradventure1

C13: from Old French par aventure by chance
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My general take is my son’s father-in-law is pretty much sanctimonious beyond all peradventure.

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“It is beyond peradventure that Central Valley Meat is responsible for the significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Kings county,” the lawsuit states.

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“The Court has made that clear beyond peradventure.”

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For example it's much more useful to know the word "house" than the word "abode," and you'll get fewer odd looks if you say "perhaps" rather than "peradventure".

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“Sirs, while I would liefer commend the nobility of restraint, here must I endorse rather the vigor of lively opposition, lest, peradventure, we find that inaction is in itself the occasion of profligacy.”

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