inadvertency

[ in-uh d-vur-tn-see ]

/ ˌɪn ədˈvɜr tn si /

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noun, plural in·ad·vert·en·cies.

Nearby words

inadequate, inadequate personality, inadequate stimulus, inadmissible, inadvertence, inadvertency, inadvertent, inadvisable, inalienable, inalterable, inamorata

Origin of inadvertency

1585–95; < Medieval Latin inadvertentia, equivalent to Latin in- in-³ + advert- turn to (see advert¹) + -entia -ency

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Examples from the Web for inadvertency

But here I am, my dear mother, still holding up my head, boldly conscious of having only committed an act of inadvertency.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould
The delay, doubtless, was simply owing to inadvertency on the part of subordinate agents.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment|Silvio Pellico
Vices of adoption are of all others the most unpardonable, for they have not inadvertency to plead.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant|John Hamilton Moore
The original dowry then of universal man is inadvertency and error.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4)|George Grote

We think not; and we think there is in the construction itself proof positive to the inadvertency.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845|Various