e ‧ ven ‧ tu ‧ al AC /ɪˈventʃuəl/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ event , ↑ non-event , ↑ eventuality , ↑ uneventfulness ; adverb : eventfully ≠ ↑ uneventfully , ↑ eventually ; adjective : ↑ eventful ≠ ↑ uneventful , ↑ eventual ]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: éventuel , from Latin eventus 'what happens in the end' ; ⇨ ↑ event ]
happening at the end of a long period of time or after a lot of other things have happened:
Sweden were the eventual winners of the tournament.
Both sides were happy with the eventual outcome of the talks.