Definitions for chance-medley

chance-medley chance-med·ley

Spelling: [chans-med-lee, chahns-]
IPA: /ˈtʃænsˌmɛd li, ˈtʃɑns-/

Chance-Medley is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 588 anagrams from letters in chance-medley (-accdeeehlmny).

Definitions for chance-medley

noun

  1. a killing occurring during a sudden and unpredicted encounter.
  2. aimless and random action.

Origin of chance-medley

First recorded in 1485-95, chance-medley is from the Anglo-French word chance medlee

Examples for chance-medley

The end comes to both actions at once in the squalor of a chance-medley.

While this was transacting upon the quarter-deck, a chance-medley fight was going on throughout the ship.

That means one of two things: either that these laws arose by chance-medley, or that some one enacted them.

Beware of malice prepense, of chance-medley, and of manslaughter.

"chance-medley is not a hanging matter," said he, in a shaking voice.

I have not time or paper, else I could draw an inference, not very illustrative of your chance-medley system.

Word Value for chance-medley
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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