haply

1. 1.

   by accident

   “betrayed by a word haply overheard”

   Synonymsby chanceby luck

Questions about haply

What does haply mean?

haply means "by accident".

How many syllables are in haply?

haply has 2 syllables: ha-ply. The stress falls on "ha".

What is another word for haply?

Close synonyms include by chance, by luck. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is haply a common word?

haply is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.