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undesignedly

undesignedly adverb: in a way that was not designed; as an unexpected consequence; unintentionally.

Adverb

undesignedly (not comparable)

  1. In a way that was not designed; as an unexpected consequence; unintentionally.
    • “[…] Since that time, I have written to her many letters, but never could obtain an answer, which I must own sits somewhat the heavier, as she herself was, though undesignedly, the occasion of all my sufferings […]”1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV
    • “He opened his whole heart to me yesterday as we travelled. It came out quite unawares, quite undesignedly. […]”1811, [Jane Austen], chapter 45, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC

Origin of undesignedly

From undesigned + -ly.

Questions about undesignedly

What does undesignedly mean?
Undesignedly means in a way that was not designed; as an unexpected consequence; unintentionally.
What part of speech is undesignedly?
Undesignedly is an adverb.

Words near undesignedly in the dictionary

  1. undeservingness
  2. undesign
  3. undesignable
  4. undesignated
  5. undesigned
  6. undesignedly
  7. undesignedness
  8. undesigning
  9. undesigningly
  10. undesigningness
  11. undesigns

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