Crossword clues for inadvertently
inadvertently
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inadvertent \In`ad*vert"ent\, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive.
An inadvertent step may crush the snail
That crawls at evening in the public path.
--Cowper.
-- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, literally "inattentively," hence "unintentionally;" see inadvertent + -ly (2).
Wiktionary
adv. unintentionally, because of an oversight
WordNet
adv. without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the references" [syn: unwittingly, unknowingly] [ant: mindfully, wittingly, wittingly]
Usage examples of "inadvertently".
Jarrah, like Atta earlier, may have inadvertently broadcast the message because he did not know how to operate the radio and the intercom.
Greer laughed roundly at that, and Ava inadvertently glanced at the entrance of the ballroom again.
Village in its capacity as bailee, however inadvertently and unhappily arrived at, failed in its duty to bailor under the requisite standard of care and through such alleged negligence is liable for damages so incurred.
I can tell you, however, that the gifts are so important to our lives that if the child is not christened, you may find that inadvertently it will be you and your firm who violate the terms of the agreement.
Yet there will be found some instances where I have completely failed in this attempt, and one, which I here request the reader to consider as an erratum, where there is left, most inadvertently, an alexandrine in the middle of a stanza.
Cuffe, as he turned away his face, inadvertently bending his eyes on the Foudroyant, nearly under the stern of which ship his gig lay.
Wing Goy had inadvertently disclosed the secret of this room, The Shadow was approaching.
He could never be sure whether a rosebud was intended to lie in that negligent fashion on the marble surface of a table or whether it had been inadvertently dislodged from its fellows in the majolica bowl by his own clumsy hand.
One thing, though: his note inadvertently granted a big ole want for Nuckles and Goosens.
The only flicker of emotion came from Major Virginia Sindel, who inadvertently made eye contact with him, then dropped her eyes.
He still had the long violet cloth around his neck -- a stole, it was called, Smoak remembered quite inadvertently from his own Catholic childhood.
Babe to ask so she could apologize to whomever she had inadvertently snubbed, some wild-headed woman swathed in fur.
It was in the pocket at which Kilby and Swade had inadvertently glanced.
This was when a young man from Tilth inadvertently gave the Queen a great advantage.
And while he told what cautious honor Told him was all he had best be sure of, He wondered once or twice, inadvertently, Where shifting winds were driving his argosies, Long anchored and as long unladen, Over the foam for the golden chances.