unintentionally
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unintentionally
Where it comes from
From unintentional + -ly or un- + intentionally.
adverb more unintentionally · most unintentionally
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Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.
"Oh, no! Mason will not defy me; nor knowing it, will he hurt me—but, unintentionally, he might in a moment, by one careless word, deprive me, if not of life, yet for ever of happiness."
Similar: accidentally, unwittingly, inadvertently, unintendedly, unintendingly · Opposite: intentionally
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: accidentally, inadvertently, unwittingly, involuntarily, unconsciously, involuntary, unwillingly, intentionally, nonintentionally, unintendedly, unintendingly, by accident, undesignedly, unmeaningly, unaccidentally, undeliberately
Translations
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adv in an unintentional manner
| Español | sin querer, involuntariamente, inintencionalmente, no intencionadamente |
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| Português | sem querer, involuntariamente, despropositadamente |
| Français | involontairement, inintentionnellement |
| Deutsch | unabsichtlich, unbeabsichtigt, ungewollt, unfreiwillig |
| Italiano | involontariamente |
| Ελληνικά | άθελα áthela |
| Русский | непреднаме́ренно neprednamérenno, неумы́шленно neumýšlenno |
| Tiếng Việt | vô ý |
| العربية | عَنْ غَفْلَةٍ ʕan ḡaflatin |
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