† fortunableadj.
Obsolete.
1. Favoured by fortune, fortunate.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune
eadilyOE
blessedc1175
selec1225
yblessed1297
fortunedc1374
fortunatec1386
happya1393
happenc1400
well-fortunedc1425
lucklyc1450
fortunablec1470
fortunousc1470
well-fortunate1474
richc1478
lucky?1510
comical?1569
well1577
propitious1581
felicious1599
auspicious1616
felicitous1641
bonifate1656
faust1676
weirdly1807
arsey1953
c1470 J. Hardyng Chron. ccxxv. ii The lord Wiloughby, full fortunable.
1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. A iij He the wich berith in his Cote armur that stone, fortunable of victori in his kinges battayl shall be.
1556 tr. J. de Flores Histoire de Aurelio & Isabelle sig. B6 It behoueth that suche persons be well fortunable.
2. Bringing good fortune, lucky.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious
goodOE
fortunatec1400
luckyc1450
fortunablec1465
sonsyc1540
propitious1581
auspicate1603
auspicial1614
auspicious1616
well1633
silly1650
auspical1656
candid1715
well-omened1720
good luck1761
c1465 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 3 There was neuer birde brede vnder þe stone More fortunable in a felde þan þat birde hath be.
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid i. xi. 75 We the beseik, this day be fortunable To ws Tirianis.
3. Pertaining to fortune or chance, fortuitous.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective]
byc1050
casualc1374
fortuitc1374
fortunelc1374
fortunousc1374
causelessc1386
adventurousc1405
accidental1502
fortunable1509
happya1522
chanceable1549
occasional1569
accidentary1581
emergent1593
streave1598
contingent1604
happening1621
incidental1644
lucky1648
sporadical1654
temerarious1660
spontaneous1664
incidentarya1670
chance1676
antrin?1725
fortuitous1806
sporadic1821
windfall1845
chanced1853
blind1873
happenchance1905
happenstance1905
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lix Thus is that man voyde, of all intellygence Whome fortune fedyth with chaunche fortunable.
1606 L. Bryskett Disc. Ciuill Life 253 Such things as are subiect to change; and may be and not be; may be done or not done; and (when al is said) are fortunable.
Derivatives
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adverb] > fortunately or luckily
happilya1375
graciouslya1382
blessedlyc1420
happenlyc1450
faira1475
luckly1538
fortunately1548
fortunably?1567
luckily1590
providently1600
comiclya1633
providentially1648
comically1717
well-favouredly1773
serendipitously1969
good-enough1982
?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter sig. Ciiii If by chaunce thou fallest amonges thyne enemies, & yet hast fortunably escaped them.
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