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|lshtext=<b>fortŭī&#774;tus</b>: (i [[long]], Hor. C. 2, 15, 17; Phaedr. 2, 4, 4; Aus. Sept. Sap. de [[Solon]]. 3; [[short]], Petr. Poët. Sat. 135; Juv. 13, 225; Manil. 1, 182), a, um, adj. [[forte]]; analog. [[with]] [[gratuitus]],<br /><b>I</b> [[that]] takes [[place]] by [[chance]] or [[accident]], [[casual]], [[accidental]], fortuitous ([[rare]] [[but]] [[class]].): [[concursio]] rerum fortuitarum, Cic. Top. 19, 73; cf.: [[concursus]] atomorum, id. N. D. 1, 24, 66: concursu quodam [[fortuito]], id. ib. 1, 24, 66: [[cespes]], Hor. C. 2, 15, 17: [[lutum]], Petr. 135: [[contubernium]], Phaedr. 2, 4, 4: subita et fortuita [[oratio]], Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150: [[bonum]], id. N. D. 3, 36, 87: praesensiones non fortuitae ([[shortly]] [[before]]: non id [[fortuito]] accidisse), id. Div. 2, 53, 109; cf. id. ib. 2, 7, 19: clamores, Quint. 10, 3, 30: [[pugna]], id. 6, 5, 10: [[sermo]], id. 10, 7. 13: [[nihil]] esse inordinatum [[atque]] fortuitum, id. 1, 10, 46.—In neutr. absol.: [[etiam]] [[illa]] fortuita aderant omnia, Quint. 6 praef. § 11; 6, 1, 5: fortuitorum [[laus]] brevior, id. 3, 7, 12: [[nihil]] tam [[capax]] fortuitorum [[quam]] [[mare]], Tac. A. 14, 3; 15, 48.—Hence, adv.: fortŭī&#774;to ([[post]]-[[class]]. [[access]]. form fortŭī&#774;tu, Lact. 1, 2; Vulg. Num. 35, 22. Also [[found]] in [[some]] MSS. and edd. in Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 41; cf. Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 5, 11, 33; Hand, Turs. II. 743; [[but]] Ellendt defends it, ad Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 111), by [[chance]], [[accidentally]], [[fortuitously]], [[casually]] ([[very]] freq.; syn.: casu, [[forte]], [[temere]]): ut mihi ne in deum [[quidem]] cadere videatur, ut sciat, [[quid]] casu et [[fortuito]] futurum [[sit]], Cic. Div. 2, 7, 18: non [[enim]] [[temere]] nec [[fortuito]] sati et creati sumus, id. Tusc. 1, 49, 118: [[temere]] ac [[fortuito]], id. Or. 55, 186; id. Off. 1, 29, 103; Liv. 2, 28, 1; reversing the [[order]]: [[partitio]] non est [[fortuito]] nec [[temere]] facta, Cic. Sull. 4; 13: non [[fortuito]] sed consilio, id. Rep. 2, 16 fin.: non [[fortuito]] aut [[sine]] consilio, Caes. B. G. 7, 20, 1: donata [[consulto]], non [[fortuito]] [[nata]], Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 25: [[immoderate]] et [[fortuito]], id. Univ. 13: [[sive]] major [[aliqua]] [[causa]] [[atque]] divinior hanc vim ingenuit: [[sive]] hoc ita [[fit]] [[fortuito]], id. Fin. 5, 11, 33: [[quod]] [[verbum]] [[tibi]] non excidit [[fortuito]]: [[scriptum]], meditatum, [[cogitatum]] attulisti, id. Phil. 10, 2 fin.: [[fortuito]] in sermonem incidisse, id. de Or. 1, 24, 111; cf.: [[fortuito]] aliquid concluse apteque dicere, id. Or. 53, 177.

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