Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accidentally

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: ac-ci-den-tal-ly
IPA: /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

adv

Unintentionally.

Example Sentences

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:accidentally."
"He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores."
"As I arrived at the foot of the hill I overtook two ladies, whom I passed. As I did so, I brushed one of them accidently on the arm."
"Robins, of Torquay, had denied a single charge of causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. She claimed the microwave was accidentally turned on by one of the cats after the kitten got inside. But Knutton said the kitten was too small to even get onto the work surface."

Etymology

Etymology tree English accidental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English accidentally From accidental + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more accidentally (comparative) most accidentally (superlative) accidently (alternative)

Phrases

accidentally on purpose as luck would have it

Frequently Paired Words

accident acausally as luck would have it casually causally inadvertently involuntarily fortunately

Synonyms

casually fortuitously accidentally adventitiously by accident by chance on accident circumstantially unexpectedly

Antonyms

intentionally deliberately designedly on purpose purposely advisedly by choice by design advertently consciously knowingly purposefully

Rhymes With

mentally fundamentally incidentally environmentally coincidentally experimentally monumentally temperamentally ornamentally continentally

Questions

How do you pronounce accidentally?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/.
What does accidentally mean?: In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Where does accidentally come from?: Etymology tree English accidental Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English accidentally From accidental + -ly.

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