undesignedly

A little error of the eye, a misguidance of the hand, a slip of the foot, a starting of an horse, a sudden mist, or a great shower, or a word undesignedly cast forth in an army, has turned the stream of victory from one side to another, and thereby disposed of the fortunes of empires and whole nations.

Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823

If I am mistaken, it is undesignedly, which is sufficient to absolve me of all criminal error; and if I am right, reason, which is common to us both, shall decide.

Paras. 1-50 1909

It was horrible to think that I had provided the weapon, however undesignedly, but I could hardly think otherwise.

Great Expectations 2007

Absolution for having committed homicide in self-defence, or undesignedly, ninety-five livres.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

So that the question undesignedly became, whether there were five persons in the Divinity — three in heaven and two for Jesus Christ upon earth; or four persons, reckoning Christ upon earth as only one; or three persons, considering Christ only as God.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

Bishop then came undesignedly sidling in the direction of the sideboard.

Little Dorrit 2007

Indeed he had cunning enough to give me, undesignedly, a piece of instruction which taught me this caution; for he had said in conversation once, ‘That if a man could not make a woman in courtship own herself pleased with him, it was as much and oftentimes more to his purpose to make her angry with him.’

Clarissa Harlowe 2006

But, however that is to be, we have all laid our heads together, and are determined, for your delicacy — sake, to let this matter take its course; since, after an opening so undesignedly warm, you might otherwise imagine our solicitude in the affair capable of beiny thought too urgent.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

And as I had near opened the door, he threw himself on his knees to me against it, and undesignedly hurt my finger with the lock.

Sir Charles Grandison 2006

In England, however, see how different the case is: and designedly or undesignedly, the artist has opened to us a piece of his mind.

George Cruikshank 2006