Inadvertently vs Accidently - What's the difference?
inadvertently | accidently |
unintentionally, because of an oversight
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by accident, unexpectedly, by chance; fortuitously, unintentionally.
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As adverbs the difference between inadvertently and accidently
is that inadvertently is unintentionally, because of an oversight while accidently is by accident, unexpectedly, by chance; fortuitously, unintentionally.inadvertently
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Adverb
(-)Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport , 6 November 2013:
- 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.
Antonyms
* advertently * advertaccidently
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Alternative forms
* accidentallyAdverb
(en adverb)citation, genre=Astrophysics , publisher=Princeton University Press , isbn=9780691082400 , page=151 , passage= … which arises from four galaxies at four quite different distances that accidently' appear close together in the sky. The second line represents two galaxies close together in space and the other two '''accidently''' close in projection, the third line close triplets plus a fourth '''accidently''' close in projection, the fourth line two close pairs ' accidently seen close together in projection. }}
citation, genre= , publisher=Merriam-Webster , isbn=9780877791324 , page=16 , passage=The spelling accidently'' is not an illiteracy, but it is much less frequent than ''accidentally , and even though it has some reputable use, it may be thought a misspelling. }}
citation, genre= , publisher=MJF Books , isbn=9781567312676 , page=8 , passage=Indeed, many conservative people consider accidently a misspelling, and some conservative dictionaries do not even record it as a variant, though it has been accepted off and on for many years. }}
citation, genre= , publisher=JHU Press , isbn=9780801898532 , page=92 , passage= … relayed similar cases but suspected that the rocks were accidently' dislodged as the animals fled. ... Hall (1963) considered the same data and concluded that while such behavior might originate ' accidently during flight or display, ... }}
citation, genre= , publisher= , isbn= , page=334 , passage=Juan accidently spills some coffee on a client during a business meeting. Juan's tort is clearly in the scope of employment. }}