providential
adjective/ˌprɒvɪˈdenʃl/
/ˌprɑːvɪˈdenʃl/
(formal)- lucky because it happens at the right time, but without being planned synonym timely
- A providential wind carried the raft to the shore.
- The announcement seems providential at a time when good news is in short supply.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from providence, on the pattern of evidential.
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