Meaning & use
providential
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Happening at a favorable or fortunate time, as if through divine intervention or sheer luck.
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Their providential arrival just before the storm saved the entire crew.
It was providential that she found the missing documents before the audit.
A note on using this word
Carries a slightly old-fashioned, sometimes religious connotation, suggesting fate or destiny rather than mere coincidence.
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unfortunateill-timed
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