Word of the Day - fortuitous

fortuitous

/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/
adjective
1 Happening by chance rather than intention.
1.1 Happening by a lucky chance; fortunate.

Usage
The traditional, etymological meaning of fortuitous is ‘happening by
chance’: a fortuitous meeting is a chance meeting, which might turn out
to be either a good thing or a bad thing. Today, however, fortuitous
tends to be often used to refer only to fortunate outcomes and the word
has become more or less a synonym for ‘lucky’ or ‘fortunate’ (the ball
went into the goal by a fortuitous ricochet). Although this usage is now
widespread, it is still regarded by some people as incorrect

Origin
Mid 17th century from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance’, from fors ‘chance, luck’.

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Tentatively, without a plan, Stan proceeded across the open meadow. Fortuitous results occurred. Whether for good or ill, he'll know in a moment.