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  1. In an accidental manner; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically. I conclude choler accidentally bitter and acrimonious, but not in itself. Harvey, Consumption. Despite the comparatively lukewarm piety of the age, the Meccan pilgrimage is religious essentially, accidentally an affair of commerce. R. F. Burton, El-Medinah, p. 402.

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  • So if they catch it accidentally, they can throw it back. —  British Blogs
  • Leave the heating pad on low -- accidentally, of course. —  Holidailies 2008
  • The only place I hear about these stories on warchalking that relate to stealing access from open, but not shared APs -- accidentally shared, I suppose is accurate -- is via law enforcement without any specific locations mentioned, arrests made, or even photos of the offending marks. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • Traybake and I were both in Northern Ireland at the same time and accidentally, at least on my part, had booked the same flight home. —  ganching
  • I asked Mingma numerous times to not climb down too far from us in case a rock got dislodged and sent down accidentally, as it could gain too much speed and become deadly.
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