inadvertently

English

Etymology

inadvertent + -ly

Adverb

inadvertently (not comparable)

  1. 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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