accidentally
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.
'accidentally' also found in these Oxford entries:
accidental
- adventitious
- bark
- blue
- catch
- hit
- hyacinth
- leak
- locknut
- misadventure
- overhear
- safety catch
- shed
- slip
- spoonerism
- strike
- stub

