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   Prov·i·den·tial

   /ˌprävəˈden(t)SH(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. occurring at a favorable time; opportune: "thanks to that providential snowstorm, the attack had been repulsed" Similar opportuneadvantageousfavorableauspiciouspropitiousheaven-sentwelcomegoldengoodrightluckyhappyfortunatebenignfelicitoustimelywell timedripeconvenientexpedientarchaic:seasonableOpposite inopportune
   • 2. involving divine foresight or intervention: "God's providential care for each of us" Similar divineheaven-sentmiraculous

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from providence, on the pattern of evidential.

   Derivatives

   • 1. providentially adverb

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