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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

inadvertent

Part of Speech: adjectivePronunciation: /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/

Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.

In a Sentence

“We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. inadvertentdisclosure inadvertenterrors inadvertenterror inadvertentinjury inadvertenttermination inadvertentinadvertent preventinadvertent avoid
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Synonyms

absent-mindeddistractedaccidentaldesignlessunintended

Antonyms

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Related Words

unintentionalunexpectedrandominvoluntaryunplannednegligent

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