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FORTUITOUSLY
fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it
(adverb) by good fortune; “fortunately the weather was good”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
fortuitously (comparative more fortuitously, superlative most fortuitously)
In a fortuitous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
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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