accidentally
adv/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/
Etymology
From accidental + -ly.
- derived from accidēntālis
- derived from accidentel
- derived from accidentel
- inherited from accidental
Definitions
In an accidental manner
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accidentally.
Unintentionally.
- He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
- As I arrived at the foot of the hill I overtook two ladies, whom I passed. As I did so, I brushed one of them accidently on the arm.
The neighborhood
- synonymaccidentally
- synonymadventitiously
- synonymby accident
- synonymby chance
- synonymfortuitously
- synonymon accident
- antonymintentionally
- antonymdeliberately
- antonymdesignedly
- antonymon purpose
- antonympurposely
- antonymadvisedly
- antonymby choice
- antonymby design
- antonymadvertently
- antonymconsciously
- antonymknowingly
- antonympurposefully
- neighboraccident
- neighboracausally
- neighboras luck would have it
- neighborcasually
- neighborcausally
- neighborinadvertently
- neighborinvoluntarily
- neighborfortunately
- neighborluckily
- neighbornoncausally
- neighborunexpectedly
- neighborunfortunately
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at accidentally. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at accidentally. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at accidentally
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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