Definitions for inadvertently

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

in•ad•vert•entˌɪn ədˈvɜr tnt(adj.)

  1. unintentional:

    an inadvertent insult.

  2. not attentive; heedless.

  3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by lack of attention.

Origin of inadvertent:

1645–55

in`ad•vert′ent•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unwittingly, inadvertently, unknowingly(adverb)

    without knowledge or intention

    "he unwittingly deleted the references"

Wiktionary

  1. inadvertently(Adverb)

    Unintentionally, because of an oversight.


Translations for inadvertently

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

inadvertently(adverb)

not done on purpose

an inadvertent insult.

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