inadvertently
Americanadverb
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unintentionally; without meaning to.
I apologize to anyone I have inadvertently left off this list.
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through lack of attention; without anyone noticing.
There is the potential for one set of rules to inadvertently replace another.
Etymology
Origin of inadvertently
Example Sentences
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"I think what I discovered is that I sort of inadvertently wrote a very Lanthimosian screenplay, because I think our sensibilities were just really aligned."
From Barron's
The Met apologised on Wednesday to Sir Lindsay for "inadvertently revealing" he was the source of information relating to Lord Mandelson's arrest.
From BBC
Constance, who was deemed to have breached the ministerial code inadvertently, was given a written reprimand.
From BBC
The scruffy schoolboy-look was rectified by an anonymous figure inadvertently stealing the situation's authority.
From BBC
Except he makes it a little too realistic, and Matt and Jay inadvertently get zapped back to 2008.
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