-üəd.əs, -üətəs adjective
Etymology: Latin fortuitus, derivative from the root of fort-, fors chance, luck — more at fortune
1. : occurring by chance without evident causal need or relation or without deliberate intention
the fortuitous rencounters, the strange accidents of fortune — Henry Miller
by which the events of life are no longer regarded as isolated and fortuitous moments — P.E.More
2. : lucky
Synonyms: see accidental