INADVERTENTLY


Meaning of INADVERTENTLY in English

/ ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəntli; NAmE -ˈvɜːrt-/ adverb

by accident; without intending to

SYN unintentionally :

We had inadvertently left without paying the bill.

►  in·ad·vert·ent adjective :

an inadvertent omission

►  in·ad·ver·tence noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent. (earlier ( late Middle English ) as inadvertence ): from in- (I) not + Latin advertent- turning the mind to (from the verb advertere ) + -ly .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.