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inadvertent

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in·ad·ver·tent  (nd-vûrtnt)
adj.
1. Not duly attentive.
2. Marked by unintentional lack of care. See Synonyms at careless.

inad·vertent·ly adv.

inadvertent [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt]
adj
1. failing to act carefully or considerately; inattentive
2. resulting from heedless action; unintentional
inadvertently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inadvertentinadvertent - happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting"
unintended - not deliberate

inadvertent
adjective unintentional, accidental, unintended, chance, careless, negligent, unwitting, unplanned, thoughtless, unthinking, heedless, unpremeditated, unheeding The government has said it was an inadvertent error.
Translations
inadvertent [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt] ADJ (= unintentional) [error, oversight] → involuntario
this had the inadvertent effect ofesto tuvo el efecto no buscado de ...
they were trying to trap him into an inadvertent admissionestaban tratando de tenderle una trampa para que lo admitiera sin darse cuenta

inadvertent [ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtənt] adj [mistake, admission] → fait(e) par inadvertance

inadvertent

inadvertent [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtnt] adj (unintentional) → involontario/a; (unthinking) → inconsapevole
inadvertent [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtnt] adj (unintentional) → involontario/a; (unthinking) → inconsapevole

inadvertent
adj inadvertent [inədˈvəːtənt]
not done on purpose an inadvertent insult. onopsetlik ساهٍ، غافِل، غَيْر مَقْصود невнимателен neúmyslný utilsigtet unachtsam ακούσιος accidental, hecho sin querer tahtmatu غیر عمدی tahaton (fait) par inadvertance לא בְּכַווָנה असावधान nesmotren nem szándékos tidak sengaja gerður í ógáti involontario うっかりした 무심코 한 netyčinis netīšs tidak sengaja onbedoeld utilsiktet niezamierzony inadvertido involuntar неумышленный neúmyselný nenameren nenameran oavsiktlig ซึ่งไม่ยอมรับ kazara yapılan 無心的 ненавмисний نادانستہ vô tình
adv inadˈvertently
onopsetlik بِطَريق السَّهْو، بِطَريق الخَطَأ невнимателно bezděčně utilsigtet aus Versehen ακούσια accidentalmente, sin querer; inadvertidamente tahtmatult بطور ناخواسته tahattomasti par inadvertance בִּשגָגָה असावधानी से nesmotrenost véletlenül secara tak disengaja óvart, í ógáti inavvertitamente, involontariamente うっかりして 무심코 netyčia netīši dengan tidak sengaja onbedoeld utilsiktet, ved en feiltakelse nieumyślnie inadveetidamente din greşeală, din ne­aten­ţie неумышленно neúmyselne nenamerno nenamerno oavsiktligt อย่างไม่ยอมรับ kazara 不經心地 ненавмисно بے خیالی میں một cách vô tình


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An autobiography, when confronted by a careful editor with documentary evidence, is usually found to be full of obviously inadvertent errors.
 
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