 accidentally |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] without advance planning | |
| Synonyms: | unexpectedly circumstantially by_chance | |
| Examples: | "they met accidentally" |
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| Related terms: | intentionally unexpected accidental unexpected accidental | |
| 2. | [ adverb ] in an incidental manner | |
| Synonyms: | by_chance incidentally | |
| Examples: | "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" |
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| Related terms: | incidental incidental | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] without intention; in an unintentional manner | |
| Synonyms: | unintentionally | |
| Examples: | "she hit him unintentionally" |
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| Related terms: | intentionally intentionally unintentional accidental accidental | |
| Similar spelling: |
accidental academically accidence accident-prone |
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