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From mayhap +‎ -s.

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mayhaps (not comparable)

  1. Maybe; perhaps; possibly; perchance.
    • 2011, George R. R. Martin, “The Ugly Little Girl”, in A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire; 5), London: Voyager Books, published 2019, →ISBN, page 975:
      “The kindly man chuckled. “He is a man like any other, with light in him and darkness. It is not for you to judge him.” That gave her pause. “Have the gods judged him?” “Some gods, mayhaps. What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men?"

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