accidentally
341
1.4
- adverb
- /ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli/
- There was an interesting phenomenon that happened accidentally, and it started with the province of Quebec.
- accidentally dropped
- accidentally break
- accidentally hit
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- likewise took their own lives, some accidentally. Um, but I think that,
- What if he accidentally killed one of the kids?
- You know, maybe he accidentally fell into the other Sarah.
- I threw a log over a fence, accidentally smashed a car windshield.
- And then she proceeded to keep accidentally sending me like air frying recipes.
- At some point, just more or less accidentally, I remember the time exactly.
- Although it's not so light that you accidentally shoot or stab teammates in spawn.
- Did I just accidentally prove our old video right?
- One of them gives up Poe's name accidentally, and Tai Lung hears it.
- So I accidentally bought a few things.
- Now let's say you're drinking water, but someone accidentally adds salt to it.
Examples
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The doors accidentally closed on her arm.
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Oh, we had this wonderful meeting; we accidentally started talking about hair at the end.
Fiction book (1992) -
So I accidentally bought a few things.
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You know, maybe he accidentally fell into the other Sarah.
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Did I just accidentally prove our old video right?
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Yes, I, uh, accidentally deleted an email.
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Of these eight satellites, five were discovered accidentally and three as a result of planned searches.
Academic text (1999) -
I think I accidentally ate some creamed corn for lunch.
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They have visited, but they accidentally landed during Comic Con.
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I accidentally spilled coffee on my shirt this morning.
Synonyms
184
2.3
Happening without planning or intending
91
2.3
Happening without any warning
64
5.2
Without meaning to do something
54
3.1
In a wrong way because someone made an error
35
4.0
Without thinking or knowing you do something
29
3.4
Without meaning to
28
6.0
In a way you do not know you are doing
21
4.2
Doing something without being aware of it
1
9.9
In an unplanned way not on purpose
1
9.5
Without planning or thinking about it first
1
9.5
In a way that happens by chance or comes from an outside source
Antonyms
How Intentional
Surface Forms
Morphology
accidentally = accidental (transparent) = accident + al + ly
Formed by standard suffixation from 'accident' -> 'accidental' -> 'accidentally', so the adverbial meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word accidentally comes from accident, from Latin words ad- ('to') and cadere ('to fall'). So doing something accidentally is like something that 'falls' on you — it happens by chance, not on purpose.