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accidentally meaning

EN[ˌæksəˈdɛnt(ə)li]
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    Definition of accidentally in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMmore accidentallySUPmost accidentallySUF-ly
    1. In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously.
      1. He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.
    2. Unintentionally.
      1. He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • I accidentally bumped into him, and he flipped me the bird.
      • She accidentally rubbed up against the painted door and got green paint on her blouse.
      • I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adverbs
      • Act-related adverbs
        • Manner adverbs
        • Morphemes
          • Suffixes
            • Words by suffix
              • Words suffixed with -ly
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        1. en accidentally on purpose
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of accidentally for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "accidentally" is an adverb, more specifically, an act-related adverb and a manner adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
        Difficultness: Level 2
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        Definiteness: Level 5
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