random (adj.) Copy link • random (adj.): fortuitus (ĭtus and ītus): Cic. Or by circuml., in cāsu pŏsĭtus, Cic.: v. fortuitous, accidental. Phr.: a r. blow, caecus ictus, Liv. 34, 14: a r. shot, *glans temere jacta.