providential

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

provi·den·tial BrE [ˌprɒvɪˈdenʃl] NAmE [ˌprɑːvɪˈdenʃl] adjective (formal)
lucky because it happens at the right time, but without being planned
Syn: ↑timely
•A providential wind carried the raft to the shore.
•The announcement seems providential at a time when good news is in short supply.
Derived Word: ↑providentially

Word Origin:
[providential providentially] mid 17th cent.: from ↑providence, on the pattern of evidential.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  divine, heaven-sent, miraculous