serendipitously

/ˌserənˈdɪpɪtəsli/

adverb

  1. In a way that happens by chance and has a happy or beneficial result; by fortunate accident.

    C1

    adverbformal

    • "We met serendipitously."A2
    • "She found the missing key serendipitously while cleaning."B1
    • "The two researchers serendipitously discovered a new compound during their experiment."B2

Common mistakes

  • We serendipitously met by chance.→We met serendipitously.

    Since 'serendipitously' already means 'by chance and in a happy way', adding 'by chance' is redundant.

Collocations

serendipitously discoveredserendipitously foundserendipitously encountered

Word family

serendipityserendipitous