Inadvertent (Adjective)
Meaning
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The researcher made an inadvertent discovery while analyzing the data for her study, stumbling upon a groundbreaking finding.
- In the heat of the argument, John made an inadvertent insult that left his friend hurt and offended.
- With an inadvertent click, Sarah accidentally deleted the entire presentation she had spent hours working on.
- The politician's inadvertent slip of the tongue during the debate was widely reported and scrutinized by the media.
- During the play, an inadvertent mishap backstage caused the wrong props to be brought out on stage, leading to a moment of confusion.