Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an accidental manner; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
accidental manner;unexpectedly ; bychance ;casually ;fortuitously . - adverb
Unintentionally .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without intention; in an unintentional manner
- adverb of a minor or subordinate nature
- adverb without advance planning
Etymologies
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Examples
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The sitting-room has its solitary moments, when any two boarders who wish to meet may come together accidentally, (_accidentally_, I said, Madam, and
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 23, September, 1859 Various
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Both sides are unaware of the other until Zuckerberg's baby is officially launched and Saverin accidentally comes across a notice from the Winklevoss camp to take down the Facebook site.
Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010
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Both sides are unaware of the other until Zuckerberg's baby is officially launched and Saverin accidentally comes across a notice from the Winklevoss camp to take down the Facebook site.
Zorianna Kit: The Social Network Review: a Career-Making Performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010
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I agree with Lois - Not only has no poet ever seen the kind of money James Patterson makes, there's also that smarmy tone Amanda Urban uses: when she says "some poet" she makes poets sound like something you step in accidentally on the sidewalk.
J.K. Rowling wishes they paid by the word. Roger Sutton 2009
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Both sides are unaware of the other until Zuckerberg's baby is officially launched and Saverin accidentally comes across a notice from the Winklevoss camp to take down the Facebook site.
Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010
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These mostly had to do with comically inappropriate gifts, the drunken, hilarious behavior of relatives and friends, punctuated, of course, with a few dark occurrences -- a car accident, a cousin accidentally cutting off two fingers with a machete, an outdoor cooking fire consuming a year's supply of valuable rastrojo (ground up corn cobs and stalks used for livestock feed).
Suspicious stranger visits a rural tacos al vapor stand 2008
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When a coin accidentally drops into the slot, it dispenses a peanut.
TED 2008: Crow vending machine maker Joshua Klein - Boing Boing 2008
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Government contractor Lockheed Martin accidentally deleted ID card applications for 3,000 seaport workers ...
Coffee Break: Dec. 5 2008
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These mostly had to do with comically inappropriate gifts, the drunken, hilarious behavior of relatives and friends, punctuated, of course, with a few dark occurrences -- a car accident, a cousin accidentally cutting off two fingers with a machete, an outdoor cooking fire consuming a year's supply of valuable rastrojo (ground up corn cobs and stalks used for livestock feed).
Suspicious stranger visits a rural tacos al vapor stand 2008
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Sort of like how McCain accidentally revealed that he actually has no idea what Sunni and Shia are.
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