FORTUITOUSLY

fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it

(adverb) by good fortune; “fortunately the weather was good”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

fortuitously (comparative more fortuitously, superlative most fortuitously)

In a fortuitous manner.

Source: Wiktionary

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FORTUITOUS

For*tu"i*tous, a. Etym: [L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See Fortune.]

1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. Robertson. So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. Hazlitt.

2. (LAw)

Definition: Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. Abbott.

Syn.

– Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See Accidental.

– For*tu"i*tous*ly, adv.

– For*tu"i*tous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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