INADVERTENT


Meaning of INADVERTENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -t ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: back-formation from inadvertence

Date: 1653

1. : not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive

2. : unintentional

an inadvertent omission

• in·ad·ver·tent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.