Inadvertently

3 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           An inadvertent step may crush the snail
           That crawls at evening in the public path. --Cowper.
     -- {In`ad*vert"ent*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inadvertently
       adv : without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the
             references" [syn: {unwittingly}, {unknowingly}] [ant: {mindfully},
              {wittingly}, {wittingly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "inadvertently":
     carelessly, heedlessly, inconsiderately, indeliberately,
     involuntarily, lightly, negligently, permissively, remissly,
     scampingly, skimpingly, slightingly, slurringly, thoughtlessly,
     unadvisedly, uncalculatedly, undesignedly, unintentionally,
     unpremeditatedly, unreasoningly, unrigorously, unthinkingly,
     unthoughtfully, without premeditation, without willing