accidental
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
accidental/aksɪˈdentl/
▶adjective
- 1 happening by accident.
- 2 incidental.
- 3 Philosophy relating to or denoting properties not essential to a thing's nature.
- 1 Music a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.
- 2 Ornithology another term for vagrant.
– derivatives
accidentally adverb.
accidentally adverb.
'accidental' also found in these Oxford entries:
aventurine
- casual
- chance-medley
- fratricide
- friendly fire
- open
- pre-echo
- rub
- write-protect

