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semiaccidentally

semiaccidentally adverb: in a manner that is partly accidental.

Adverb

semiaccidentally (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that is partly accidental.
    • As ominous thwacking sounds are heard — she asks some dancers to demonstrate a few moves — Ms. Streb tells of the time she set herself on fire, semiaccidentally.2008 January 22, Charles Isherwood, “The Body of Her Work: Hearing Questions of Life and Death”, in New York Times

Origin of semiaccidentally

From semiaccidental + -ly.

Questions about semiaccidentally

What does semiaccidentally mean?
Semiaccidentally means in a manner that is partly accidental.
What part of speech is semiaccidentally?
Semiaccidentally is an adverb.

Words near semiaccidentally in the dictionary

  1. semi-zero grazing
  2. semiabandoned
  3. semiabstract
  4. semiabstraction
  5. semiabstractions
  6. semiaccidentally
  7. semiacetal
  8. semiacetals
  9. semiacid
  10. semiacoustic
  11. semiacquaintance

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