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Definition of Inadvertently
1. Adverb. Without knowledge or intention. "He unwittingly deleted the references"
Antonyms: Advertently, Knowingly, Wittingly
Partainyms: Inadvertent, Unwitting
Definition of Inadvertently
1. Adverb. Unintentionally, because of an oversight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inadvertently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inadvertently
Literary usage of Inadvertently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"CHAPTER V AN OLD MOVE inadvertently REPEATED Charley's attentions to his former
mistress were unbounded. The only solace to his own trouble lay in his ..."
2. The Statutory and Case Law Applicable to Private Companies Under the General by New Jersey, James Brooks Dill (1899)
"Governor may correct mistake where corporation inadvertently reported. SEC. 6.
Whenever it is established to the satisfaction of the governor that any ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... uttered inadvertently, through force of habit, a grave sin is not committed
as long as earnest resistance is made to the habit. ..."
4. A Treatise on Wills by Thomas Jarman, Joseph Fitz Randolph, William Talcott (1880)
"A fortiori parol evidence is not admissible to supply any clause or word which
may have been inadvertently omitted by the person drawing or copying the ..."
5. Memoirs of Richard Cumberland by Richard Cumberland (1806)
"I inadvertently called out—" Aye, aye, Sir! stay there till we come."—Immediately
I heard a murmur in the company, and Lord Eyre said to me—" You'll hear ..."
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