inadvertent — ozdic

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.

Collocations

1

INADVERTENT + NOUN

error

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

accidental

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.

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02

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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Usage Notes

i Register

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