by accident
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by accident
adverb more by accident · most by accident
- Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or willingly planned. Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident.
- As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors. The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof.
- By chance; unexpectedly; as the result of an unrelated series of events. I hadn't seen her for years, but I ran into her by accident at the store.
adjective more by accident · most by accident
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Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.
The victim's death was by accident.
Similar: causeless, incidental, unintended
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