Definitions for unintentionalˌʌn ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•in•ten•tion•alˌʌn ɪnˈtɛn ʃə nl(adj.)

  1. not intentional or deliberate; unplanned.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of unintentional:

1775–85

un`in•ten′tion•al•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unintentional, unwilled(adj)

    without deliberate intent

    "my heart with unwilled love grew warm"- George Macdonald

  2. unintentional, unplanned, unwitting(adj)

    not done with purpose or intent

    "an unintended slight"; "an unintentional pun"; "the offense was unintentional"; "an unwitting mistake may be overlooked"

Wiktionary

  1. unintentional(Adjective)

    Not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting


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