What is the meaning of accidentally?

Without advance planning.
- usage: "they met accidentally"
- synonyms: by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly
Of a minor or subordinate nature.
- usage: "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"
- synonyms: incidentally
Without intention; in an unintentional manner.
- usage: "she hit him unintentionally"
- synonyms: unintentionally

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APA	WordNet. (2010). accidentally. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/accidentally/definitions/1250494
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "accidentally" http://smartdefine.org/accidentally/definitions/1250494 (accessed September 21, 2026).
Harvard	WordNet 2010, accidentally, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/accidentally/definitions/1250494>.
MLA	WordNet. "accidentally" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/accidentally/definitions/1250494>

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