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inadvertent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inadvertent \In`ad*vert"ent\, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d {In-}, and {Advert}.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. --Cowper. -- {In`ad*vert"ent*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inadvertent adj : without intention; especially resulting from heedless action "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning";"an accidental shooting" [syn: {accidental}]
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