inadvertently
English
    
    Etymology
    
inadvertent + -ly
Adverb
    
inadvertently (not comparable)
- Unintentionally; because of an oversight.
-  1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine:- 'Dear me! I may have inadvertently touched the handle,' said he.
 
-  2013 November 6, Chris Bevan, “Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:- Neven Subotic hooked a volley wide after Ramsey inadvertently headed a Reus free-kick back into the danger zone, and Blaszczykowski was also off target when he met Kevin Grosskreutz's cross.
 
 
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Antonyms
    
Related terms
    
- inadvertent
- inadvert
Translations
    
unintentionally
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