inadvertently

3 definitions found

inadvertently - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inadvertent \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. --Cowper.
     -- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

inadvertently - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  inadvertently
      adv 1: without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted
             the references" [syn: unwittingly, inadvertently,
             unknowingly] [ant: advertently, heedfully,
             knowingly, mindfully, wittingly]

inadvertently - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "inadvertently":
     carelessly, heedlessly, inconsiderately, indeliberately,
     involuntarily, lightly, negligently, permissively, remissly,
     scampingly, skimpingly, slightingly, slurringly, thoughtlessly,
     unadvisedly, uncalculatedly, undesignedly, unintentionally,
     unpremeditatedly, unreasoningly, unrigorously, unthinkingly,
     unthoughtfully, without premeditation, without willing