inadvertent

Adjective
Synonyms: accidental

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally“with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table”“accidental poisoning”“an accidental shooting”Synonyms: accidental
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inadvertent \In`ad*vert"ent\, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. [1913 Webster]

An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. --Cowper. -- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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