unintentional

[ uhn-in-ten-shuh-nl ]
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adjective
  1. not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.

Origin of unintentional

1
First recorded in 1775–85; un-1 + intentional

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Other words from unintentional

  • un·in·ten·tion·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for unintentional

unintentional

/ (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəl) /


adjective
  1. not deliberate; accidental: the killing had been unintentional

Derived forms of unintentional

  • unintentionally, adverb

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