inadvertently

/ˌɪnədvˈɝtəntli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

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"'Dear me! I may have inadvertently touched the handle,' said he."
"Neven Subotic hooked a volley wide after Ramsey inadvertently headed a Reus free-kick back into the danger zone, and Blaszczykowski was also off target when he met Kevin Grosskreutz's cross."
"for the living human, who in grief may share deeply personal data with the commercial entity that owns the bot, but also for the ghost, which might inadvertently reveal a n old family secret from beyond the grave."

Etymology tree Medieval Latin inadvertēnsbor. English inadvertent 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 inadvertently From inadvertent + -ly.

inadvertent inadvert

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How do you pronounce inadvertently?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnədvˈɝtəntli/.

What does inadvertently mean?

Unintentionally; because of an oversight.

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