Providentially

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Providential \Prov`i*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. providentiel.]
     Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or
     superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a
     providential escape. -- {Prov"i*den"tial*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  providentially
       adv 1: in a fortunately providential manner; "providentially the
              weather remained good"
       2: in a providential manner; as determined by providence; "his
          providentially destined role"
       3: in a prudent manner; "I had allotted my own bedroom for
          necking, prudently removing both the bed and the key, and
          taken both myself and my typewriter into my son's
          bedroom." [syn: {prudently}] [ant: {imprudently}]