fortuitously

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɔrˈtuɪtəsli/ UK /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəsli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
by chance; in a happily accidental manner

They met fortuitously at a conference and became lifelong partners.

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Synonyms

1 adv · by chance; in a happily... accidentallycoincidentallyluckilyserendipitouslyfortunately unexpectedly

Opposites

deliberately intentionally purposely

Word family

Related forms fortuitous fortuity fortune

Etymology

From fortuitous (from Latin fortuitus, 'happening by chance') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

fortuitus Latin fors Old Norse

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fortuitously

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /fɔrˈtuɪtəsli/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəsli/

## Meanings
1. by chance; in a happily accidental manner

## Examples
- They met fortuitously at a conference and became lifelong partners.

## Synonyms
- accidentally
- coincidentally
- luckily
- serendipitously
- fortunately
- unexpectedly

## Antonyms
- deliberately
- intentionally
- purposely

## Related Forms
- fortuitous
- fortuity
- fortune

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fortuitus
- Root: fors

## Etymology
From fortuitous (from Latin fortuitus, 'happening by chance') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Fortuitously comes from fortuitous (from Latin fortuitus, 'happening by chance') + the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Latin fortuitus and Latin fors. As an adverb, fortuitously means by chance; in a happily accidental manner. The same family is visible in related forms such as fortuitous, fortuity, and fortune. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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