Word info

accidently

Adverb

Meaning

accidently (comparative more accidently, superlative most accidently)

(now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally. [from 15th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Phrases with the word

Examples

As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people accidently underwater for 45 minutes - how do you recover from that? It's not a miracle. Something allows us to survive. David Blaine

Of the fifty or hundred systems of philosophy that have been advanced at different times of the world's history, perhaps the larger number have been, not so much results of historical evolution, as happy thoughts which have accidently occurred to their authors. Charles Sanders Peirce

Oh no. I've just accidently paid a visit to the cakeshop of love. I haven't put back my Italian cakey, but I have accidentally picked up a Dave the Tart. Louise Rennison

Annie Brooks, Executive Director of Product at Virgin Media said, “Many of us have accidently dropped a phone and a cracked screen can be frustrating. Source: Internet

Believe it or not, one of the signs he really likes you is when he accidently insults you. Source: Internet

During their planning, they accidently cross paths with dangerous jewelry store thieves and, through a series of laugh-out-loud mix-ups and mishaps, the pensioners come into possession of a cache of stolen diamonds and other gemstones worth millions. Source: Internet

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