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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

fracas

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /fɹəˈkɑː/Used In Literature ↓

A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. fracasbetween fracasover fracasfracas littlefracas ensuingfracas minorfracas politicalfracas whole
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Synonyms

brouhahakerfufflemeleeaffrayaltercation

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Related Words

brawlscrapfrayfratchrumpus

Poetry examples for “fracas”

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