Fortuitous (adj)
for-too-it-us
Happening or produced by chance; accidental.
First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin fortuitus, fortuītus, equivalent to fortu + -itus, -ītus adjective suffix (for formation cf. gratuitous); see -ous
Example sentences
“We bumped into someone from our hometown last week, it was a fortuitous meeting.”
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