Fortuitous

a.	1.	Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. - Robertson. So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. - Hazlitt.
	2.	(LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.

Adj.	1.	fortuitous - having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times" Synonyms: uncaused, causeless
	2.	fortuitous - occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"

accessory, accidental, additional, adscititious, adventitious, aleatory, appurtenant, ascititious, auxiliary, casual, causeless, chance, chancy, circumstantial, collateral, contingent, destinal, dicey, extra, fatal, fatidic, fluky, iffy, incidental, indeterminate, inessential, nonessential, odd, risky, secondary, subsidiary, superadded, superfluous, supervenient, supplemental, supplementary, uncaused, undetermined, unessential, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unpredictable

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