May"be (?), adv. [For it may be.]
Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.
Maybe the amorous count solicits her.
Shak.
In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way.
Tylor.
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May"be, a.
Possible; probable, but not sure.
[R.]
Then add those maybe years thou hast to live.
Driden.
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May"be, n.
Possibility; uncertainty.
[R.]
What they offer is mere maybe and shift.
Creech.
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