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unintentional
[ uhn-in-ten-shuh-nl ]
/ ËÊn ÉȘnËtÉn ÊÉ nl /
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adjective
not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
OTHER WORDS FOR unintentional
accidental, unplanned, inadvertent.
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Origin of unintentional
First recorded in 1775â85; un-1 + intentional
OTHER WORDS FROM unintentional
un·in·ten·tion·al·ly, adverbWords nearby unintentional
uninsured, unintellectual, unintelligent, unintelligible, unintended, unintentional, unintentionally, uninterest, uninterested, uninteresting, uninterrupted
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British Dictionary definitions for unintentional
unintentional
/ (ËÊnÉȘnËtÉnÊÉnÉl) /
adjective
not deliberate; accidentalthe killing had been unintentional
Derived forms of unintentional
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