inadvertent

  • 1inadvertent — INADVERTÉNT, Ă, inadvertenţi, te, adj. Lipsit de atenţie; neatent, distrat. ♦ Care nu se potriveşte, nu corespunde; greşit. – Din fr. inadvertant. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  inadvertént adj. m., pl. inadverténţi; f. sg.… …

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  • 2Inadvertent — 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.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3inadvertent — I adjective accidental, blind, careless, disregardful, heedless, Imprudens, inattentive, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, regardless, thoughtless, undesigned, undiscerning, unheedful, unheeding, unintended, unintentional, unmeant, unmindful,… …

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  • 4inadvertent — (adj.) 1650s, back formation from INADVERTENCE (Cf. inadvertence) …

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  • 5inadvertent — heedless, *careless, thoughtless Contrasted words: conscious, *aware, cognizant, alive, awake: *deliberate, advised, designed, studied: *voluntary, intentional …

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  • 6inadvertent — [adj] accidental careless, chance, feckless, heedless, irreflective, negligent, not on purpose, reckless, thoughtless, uncaring, unconcerned, undesigned, undevised, unheeding, unintended, unintentional, unmindful, unplanned, unpremeditated,… …

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  • 7inadvertent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning. DERIVATIVES inadvertence noun inadvertently adverb. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin advertere turn the mind to …

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  • 8inadvertent — [in΄ad vʉrt′ nt, in΄ədvʉrt′ nt] adj. [prob. back form. < INADVERTENCE] 1. not attentive or observant; heedless 2. due to oversight; unintentional inadvertently adv …

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  • 9inadvertent — [[t]ɪ̱nədvɜ͟ː(r)tənt[/t]] ADJ An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing what you are doing. The government has said it was an inadvertent error. Syn: unintentional Ant: deliberate Derived words: inadvertently ADV ADV with …

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  • 10inadvertent — adjective Etymology: back formation from inadvertence Date: 1653 1. not focusing the mind on a matter ; inattentive 2. unintentional < an inadvertent omission > • inadvertently adverb …

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