inadvertently
adverb/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtntli/
/ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtntli/
- by accident; without intending to synonym unintentionally
- We had inadvertently left without paying the bill.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInadvertently is used with these verbs:- delete
- destroy
- encourage
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as inadvertence): from in- ‘not’ + Latin advertent- ‘turning the mind to’ (from the verb advertere) + -ly.
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