Unintentionally

adv

adv ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.

    ""Oh, no! Mason will not defy me; nor knowing it, will he hurt me—but, unintentionally, he might in a moment, by one careless word, deprive me, if not of life, yet for ever of happiness.""

Adverb
  1. 1
    without intention; in an unintentional manner wordnet

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accidentallyaccidentallycarelesslychancecompulsivelyheedlessly

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"He unintentionally revived his mother-in-law."

Etymology

From unintentional + -ly or un- + intentionally.

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