Definition of serendipitous
: obtained or characterized by serendipity serendipitous discoveries
serendipitously
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
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That's another thing that proved serendipitous about Fredriksson's recommendation —
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His famous algorithm is just one of those serendipitous things.
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1943
First Known Use of serendipitous
1943
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