accidently
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Definition of accidently
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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(nonstandard)Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally.
“[T]he exceptions remind me of an ingenious conjecture respecting Newton: that he was probably a being of a superior order, accidently caged in a human body.”
“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.”
“[W]hich arises from four galaxies at four quite different distances that accidently appear close together in the sky. The second line represents two galaxies close together in space and the other two accidently close in projection, the third line close triplets plus a fourth accidently close in projection, the fourth line two close pairs accidently seen close together in projection.”
“[R]elayed similar cases but suspected that the rocks were accidently dislodged as the animals fled. […] Hall (1963) considered the same data and concluded that while such behavior might originate accidently during flight or display, […]”
“Juan accidently spills some coffee on a client during a business meeting. Juan's tort is clearly in the scope of employment.”
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Etymology
From Middle English accidently, accidentli (“by chance; temporarily; artificially”), equivalent to accident + -ly.
Words you can make from accidently
200+ playable · top: DACTYLIC (16 pts)
Best play dactylic 16 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
65 words- CYCLED 14 pts
- CECITY 13 pts
- CICELY 13 pts
- CYANIC 13 pts
- CYCLIN 13 pts
- ACIDLY 12 pts
- CLAYED 12 pts
- CYANID 12 pts
- DACTYL 12 pts
- DANCEY 12 pts
- ACETYL 11 pts
- NICELY 11 pts
- NICETY 11 pts
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5-letter words
92 words- CYCAD 13 pts
- CYCLE 12 pts
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- TINEA 5 pts
4-letter words
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