inadvertent

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inadvertent

/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/ UK
/ˌɪnədˈvɝtn̩t/ US

adjective

not comparable Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious. We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.
Similar: designless
not comparable, obsolete Inattentive. The Sharpers about Town very ingeniously understood themselves to be the undesigning Part of Mankind what Foxes are to Lambs, and therefore used the Word Biting to express any Exploit wherein they had over-reach'd any innocent and inadvertent Man of his Purse.
Similar: absent-minded, distracted

Similar: unintended, accidental

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adjective

Similar: unintended, accidental

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adj not intentional

Español	involuntario
中文	疏忽的, 漫不经心的, 粗心大意的
Português	inadvertido
Français	involontaire
Deutsch	versehentlich, irrtümlich, unbeabsichtigt, unabsichtlich
Italiano	involontario
Română	fârâ voie, accidental, nedorit, fârâ intenție
Русский	неумышленный neumyšlennyj, нечаянный nečajannyj

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@misc{inadvertent_2026,
  title = {inadvertent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inadvertent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}