fortunate
/ˈfɔr·tʃə·nət/ adjDefinition
› receiving or bringing a good thing that was uncertain or unexpected: a fortunate choice [+ to infinitive] You’re fortunate to have found such a pleasant house. [+ that clause] It was fortunate that you left in time. fortunately /ˈfɔr·tʃə·nət·li/ adv [not gradable] › Fortunately we were already home when it started to snow.
(Definition of fortunate adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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