English noun: peradventure | |||
1. | peradventure (cognition) doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case | ||
Samples | This proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty | ||
English adverb: peradventure | |||
1. | peradventure by chance | ||
Samples | Perhaps she will call tomorrow. We may possibly run into them at the concert. It may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time. | ||
Synonyms | maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly | ||