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Acidentally vs Accidentally - What's the difference?

acidentally | accidentally |

acidentally

Not English

Acidentally has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

accidentally

English

Alternative forms

*accidently

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.
  • He discovered penicillin largely accidentally .
  • Unintentionally.
  • He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
  • , date=December 14 , author=Steven Morris , title=Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface.}}

    Antonyms

    * intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design