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inadvertent
UK /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/ US /ˌɪnədˈvɝtn̩t/
adj 2
Collocations
1INADVERTENT + NOUN
error
Definitions
adj
1
Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.
2
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.
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Synonyms
adjective — happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
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Idioms & Phrases
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We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.
Wiktionary02
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
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