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fortuitous
01
happening unexpectedly in a way that brings good fortune or benefit
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most fortuitous
Comparative
more fortuitous
gradable
Examples
Their meeting at the café was entirely fortuitous—and led to a lifelong friendship.
02
arising without any identifiable cause
Examples
The illness seemed fortuitous, with no clear origin or trigger.
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