providencial — meaning in English
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English meaning
- preemptive adjective Done in advance to stop something bad from happening, or to gain an advantage before someone else can act.
- providential adj Pertaining to divine providence.
Senses
providencial is used for these senses in English:
- preemptive Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation.
- providential Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence. [from 18th c.]
providential — full definition
- adj Pertaining to divine providence.
- adj Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence.