accidentally
pronunciation
How to pronounce accidentally in British English:
UK [ˌæksɪˈdɛntəli]
How to pronounce accidentally in American English:
US [ˌæksəˈdɛntəli]
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- Adverb:
- without advance planning
- in an incidental manner
- without intention; in an unintentional manner
Word Origin
- accidentally (adv.)
- late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I learned this lesson accidentally last week .
- 2. I just spent a week in san francisco and accidentally jump started a daily exercise habit .
- 3. It seems george lepp " accidentally " filmed his pickle when his phone was in his pocket .
- 4. Williams had accidentally made a memristor just as chua had described it .
- 5. 1974 The tomb is accidentally unearthed by local farmers drilling to create a well .