chanceless

chanceless

English

Etymology

    From chance + -less.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    chanceless (comparative more chanceless, superlative most chanceless)

    1. Achieved without taking chances.
    2. Without random chance.
      a chanceless universe
    3. Having no chance or opportunity.
      • 1983, The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review, volumes 95-97, page 38:
        They may be chanceless children, disowned and unloved, for whom life holds no promise.
    4. (cricket, not comparable) Without a chance of being dismissed.

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