chanceful

From chance +‎ -ful.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃænsfəl/, /ˈt͡ʃɑːnsfəl/

chanceful (comparative more chanceful, superlative most chanceful)

1. (obsolete) hazardous; random
   • 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

     And, would ye not poor fellowship expel,
     Myself would offer you t'accompany
     In this adventure's chanceful jeopardy

• “chanceful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.