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Inadvertant
Inane
Noncommittal
Juxtapose
Ambiguous
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unintended
undesigned
careless
unmindful
heedless
unplanned
fluky
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inadvertent
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in⋅ad⋅vert⋅ent
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ədˈvɜr
tnt
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–adjective
1.
unintentional:
an inadvertent insult.
2.
not attentive; heedless.
3.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by lack of attention.
Origin:
1645–55;
abstracted from
inadvertence
,
inadvertency
;
see
-ent
Related forms:
in⋅ad⋅vert⋅ent⋅ly,
adverb
Synonyms:
2.
inattentive.
3.
thoughtless, careless, negligent.
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in·ad·ver·tent
(ĭn'əd-vûr'tnt)
adj.
Not duly attentive.
Marked by unintentional lack of care. See Synonyms at
careless
.
in'ad·ver'tent·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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