inadvertent

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  1. adjective Not duly attentive.
  2. adjective Marked by unintentional lack of care. See Synonyms at careless.

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  • Sometimes it seemed inadvertent -- almost like a tic of some sort. —  F ;SF; - vol 097 issue 04-05 - October-November 1999
  • Both were inadvertent, and I emailed both authors afterwards. —  Andrew Leigh
  • To the mainstream media - now trying either to explain away what authorities insist is a felony by terming Berger's theft "inadvertent," or simply avoiding covering the incidents altogether - when Democrats cross the line and commit a crime it is a "mistake."
  • Apologizing for an error - inadvertent or deliberate - comports with good practices provisions of the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. —  CounterPunch
  • These were sometimes inadvertent, as with his decision to drop the party's longstanding commitment to expanding elite state-funded grammar schools, which were often criticized by the left as being socially divisive and unfair. —  The American Prospect Articles
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  1. = French inadvertant = Italian inavvertente (in adverb); as in- + advertent.
 

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/ɪnædˈvərtənt/
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