accidentally
/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/
accidentally adverb: in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
Adverb
accidentally (comparative more accidentally, superlative most accidentally)
- In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:accidentally.
- Synonyms:
- casually, fortuitously
- Unintentionally.
- He accidentally exposed the bacteria to mold spores.
- As I arrived at the foot of the hill I overtook two ladies, whom I passed. As I did so, I brushed one of them accidently on the arm.1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part I”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 15
accidentally meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
accidentally in Hindi
- संयोगवश, अनजाने में, अचानक ही
accidentally in Tamil
- இடைவழித்தட்டில், அகத்துமாத்தாக
accidentally in Urdu
- unexpectedly
- غلطی ġalatī, غلطی سے ġalatī sē
accidentally in Bengali
- দুর্ঘটনাক্রমে
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- accidentally in Telugu
- పొరపాటున porapāṭuna
- accidentally in Malayalam
- അപ്രധാനമായ, ആകസ്മികമായ, യാദൃച്ഛികമായ, ആകസ്മികമായി
- accidentally in Kannada
- ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿ
- accidentally in Gujarati
- આકસ્મિક રીતે
- accidentally in Odia
- ହଠାତ୍ haṭhāt
- accidentally in Pashto
- ناڅاپی nāśāpī
- accidentally in Indonesian
- secara tak sengaja, tanpa disadari, secara kebetulan
- accidentally in Thai
- โดยไม่ตั้งใจ doi mâi dtâng jai, เผลอ plə̌ə
- accidentally in Vietnamese
- ngẫu nhiên
- accidentally in Myanmar
- မတော်တဆ ma.tauta.hca.
Examples of accidentally in a sentence
- I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.
- I accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.
- Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.
Synonyms of accidentally
Antonyms
- intentionally
- deliberately
- designedly
- on purpose
- purposely
- advisedly
- by choice
- by design
- advertently
- consciously
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Forms of accidentally
| comparative | more accidentally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accidentally |
| alternative form | accidently |
Origin of accidentally
From accidental + -ly.
Words formed from accidentally
Questions about accidentally
- What does accidentally mean?
- Accidentally means in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
- What is accidentally in Hindi?
- Accidentally in Hindi is संयोगवश, अनजाने में, अचानक ही. See Accidentally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is accidentally?
- Accidentally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce accidentally?
- Accidentally is pronounced /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/.
Words near accidentally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: accidentally (page history and authors); accidentally (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accidentally (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accidentally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accidentally (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accidentally (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); accidentally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ହଠାତ୍ (Odia) (page history and authors); ناڅاپی (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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