Accidentally

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accidentally \Ac`ci*den"tal*ly\, adv.
     In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance;
     unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  accidentally
       adv 1: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by
              chance}, {circumstantially}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]
       2: in an incidental manner; "these magnificent achievements
          were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
          [syn: {incidentally}, {by chance}]
       3: without intention; in an unintentional manner; "she hit him
          unintentionally" [syn: {unintentionally}] [ant: {intentionally},
           {intentionally}]