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Webster 1913 Edition
Fortuitous
For-tu′i-tous
,Adj.
1.
Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance;
as, the
. fortuitous
concourse of atomsIt 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.
For-tu′i-tous-ly
, adv.
For-tu′i-tous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fortuitous
FORTU'ITOUS
,Adj.
Accidental; casual; happening by chance; coming or occurring unexpectedly, or without any known cause. We speak of fortuitous events, when they occur without our foreseeing or expecting them, and of a fortuitous concourse of atoms, when we suppose the concourse not to result from the design and power of a controlling agent. But an event cannot be in fact fortuitous. [See Accidental and Casual.]
Definition 2024
fortuitous
fortuitous
English
Adjective
fortuitous (comparative more fortuitous, superlative most fortuitous)
- Happening by chance; coincidental or accidental.
- Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
- (law) Happening independently of human will.
Derived terms
Translations
happening by chance, not necessarily a lucky one
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happening by a lucky chance
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law: happening independently of human will
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