In its best-established sense, fortuitous means "happening by accident or chance." Thus, a fortuitous meeting may have either fortunate or unfortunate consequences. For decades, however, the word has often been used in reference to happy accidents, as in The company's profits were enhanced as the result of a fortuitous drop in the cost of paper. This use may have arisen because fortuitous resembles both fortunate and felicitous. Whatever its origin, the use is well established in the writing of reputable authors. · The additional use of fortuitous to mean "lucky or fortunate" is more controversial, as in He came to the Giants in June as the result of a fortuitous trade that sent two players back to the Reds. This use dates back at least to the 1920s, when H.W. Fowler labeled it a malapropism, but it is still widely regarded as incorrect.
It is pronounced "for-too-ih-tuss."
As a word
Sure, could you please provide me with the sentence you would like the word "to" to be used in?
Some words that start with "pre" that can be used in a sentence are: preheat, predict, prevent, and prescribe.
It was fortuitous for me to win the lottery.During my ride to Washington I got in to a car accident, which was ruled fortuitous.
Ours was quite a fortuitous meeting today. The other team's fortuitous fumble allowed us the winning goal.
The bounty of the land was most fortuitous for the pilgrims.
His success depended on a fortuitous combination of circumstances. United were saved by a fortuitous penalty.
There is no prefix for the word, "Fortuitous". It has a suffix, though, which is "ous".
That I came along to answer this question was fortuitous.
In its best-established sense, fortuitous means "happening by accident or chance." Thus, a fortuitous meeting may have either fortunate or unfortunate consequences. For decades, however, the word has often been used in reference to happy accidents, as in The company's profits were enhanced as the result of a fortuitous drop in the cost of paper. This use may have arisen because fortuitous resembles both fortunate and felicitous. Whatever its origin, the use is well established in the writing of reputable authors. · The additional use of fortuitous to mean "lucky or fortunate" is more controversial, as in He came to the Giants in June as the result of a fortuitous trade that sent two players back to the Reds. This use dates back at least to the 1920s, when H.W. Fowler labeled it a malapropism, but it is still widely regarded as incorrect.
"Fortuitous"
to intertain the feelings and careness to your people the u know !
to intertain the feelings and careness to your people the u know !
Fortuitously, someone answered your question.
It is pronounced "for-too-ih-tuss."