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- adverb
Accidentally ;unintentionally ; without meaning to; as the result of an event notexpected ,aided , ordesigned by one's will. - adverb As the result of some undesigned,
unintended ,unrelated ,natural , orrandom occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors. - adverb
By chance ;unexpectedly ; as the result of an unrelated series of events. - adjective
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 .
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