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In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
by good fortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- fortunately the weather was good
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fortunately, luckily, as luck would have it
Antonyms: none provided
Etymology tree English fortuitous Middle English -ly English -ly English fortuitously From fortuitous + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
fortuïtament
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Catalan:
accidentalment
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Catalan:
atzarosament
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Finnish:
sattumalta
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Finnish:
sattumoisin
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Finnish:
tahattomasti
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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French:
fortuitement
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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German:
zufällig
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Italian:
fortuitamente
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Polish:
przypadkowo
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Polish:
przypadkiem
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Spanish:
fortuitamente
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Spanish:
accidentalmente
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by chance; coincidentally; accidentally
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Catalan:
sortosament
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately
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Catalan:
per sort
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately
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Catalan:
afortunadament
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately
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French:
heureusement
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately
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Spanish:
afortunadamente
— in a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately
