providentially
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prov·i·den·tial
(prŏv′ĭ-dĕn′shəl)adj.
1. Of or resulting from divine providence.
2. Happening as if through divine intervention; opportune. See Synonyms at fortunate.
prov′i·den′tial·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | providentially - in a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the weather remained good" |
2. | providentially - in a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his providentially destined role" | |
3. | providentially - in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's bedroom." |
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providentially
[ˌprɒvɪˈdenʃəlɪ] ADV → providencialmente; (= fortunately) → afortunadamente, milagrosamenteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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providentially
adv (= luckily) → glücklicherweise; it happened almost providentially → das war gleichsam eine Fügung (des Schicksals)
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