- inadvertently
- inadvertently (adv.) 1670s, lit. "inattentively," hence "unintentionally;" see INADVERTENT (Cf. inadvertent) + -LY (Cf. -ly) (2).
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inadvertently — index unknowingly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inadvertently — in|ad|vert|ent|ly [ˌınədˈvə:təntli US ə:r ] adv [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: advertens, present participle of advertere to turn your mind to ] without realizing what you are doing = ↑accidentally ▪ Viruses can be spread inadvertently by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inadvertently — adv. Inadvertently is used with these verbs: ↑delete, ↑destroy, ↑encourage, ↑help, ↑introduce, ↑kill, ↑omit, ↑touch … Collocations dictionary
inadvertently — in|ad|ver|tent|ly [ ,ınəd vɜrtntli ] adverb FORMAL not deliberately, and without realizing what you are doing: ACCIDENTALLY: I m afraid I inadvertently took your purse when I left. ╾ in|ad|ver|tent adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inadvertently — adverb without realizing what you are doing: I inadvertently stepped on his toe. inadvertent adjective: the inadvertent disclosure of sensitive information inadvertence noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inadvertently — UK [ˌɪnədˈvɜː(r)t(ə)ntlɪ] / US [ˌɪnədˈvɜrt(ə)ntlɪ] adverb formal not deliberately, and without realizing what you are doing I m afraid I inadvertently took your bag when I left. Derived word: inadvertent adjective … English dictionary
inadvertently — inadvertent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. DERIVATIVES inadvertence noun inadvertently adverb. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin advertere turn the mind to … English terms dictionary
Inadvertently — 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. [1913 Webster] An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inadvertently — adverb see inadvertent … New Collegiate Dictionary
inadvertently — See inadvertent. * * * … Universalium
