prov·i·den·tial

[prov-i-den-shuhl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
2.
opportune, fortunate, or lucky: a providential event.

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin prōvidenti(a) providence + -al1

prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
non·prov·i·den·tial, adjective
non·prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb
un·prov·i·den·tial, adjective
un·prov·i·den·tial·ly, adverb

providential, provincial.


2. happy.
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providential (ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
relating to, characteristic of, or presumed to proceed from or as if from divine providence
 
provi'dentially
 
adv

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Example sentences
His seclusion came to an end in a distinctly providential manner.
The refusal of one of her beloved dogs to get into the car with her was a providential warning.
Certainly, there was something providential about it-from the point of view of the teacher as well as of the taught.
If not, it was providential, for at last it stirred the cheers that people were accustomed to giving at papal elections.
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