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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fortuitous \For*tu"i*tous\, a. [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) 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fortuitous
adj 1: having no cause or apparent cause "a causeless miracle";
"fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune";
"we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and
unrelated to the times" [syn: {causeless}, {uncaused}]
2: occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a
fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
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