Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not deliberate or intentional; inadvertent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not intentional; not designed; done or happening without design.
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- adjective Not
intended ordeliberate ;inadvertent ;unwitting
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without deliberate intent
- adjective not done with purpose or intent
Etymologies
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Examples
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In an announcement, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it regretted what it called "unintentional confrontations between the military police and the youth of the revolution."
latimes.com - News 2011
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In an announcement, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it regretted what it called "unintentional confrontations between the military police and the youth of the revolution."
latimes.com - News 2011
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It is a terrible tragedy that fear of being racist actually results in unintentional discrimination. on February 10, 2010 at 6: 05 pm Twining
Why front-line police officers are glad about Dizaei « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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But the original headline shows how omitting that can result in unintentional absurdity.
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But the original headline shows how omitting that can result in unintentional absurdity.
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Add this to the long list of examples of IOKIYAR and right-wing studies in unintentional irony.
May 2005 2005
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Males are almost three times as likely to die from “accidents and adverse effects” another term for unintentional injuries; see Table 4-8 than are females.
The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997
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The very term unintentional eugenics is an oxymoron, and your assertion that these pumps that help remove harmful chemicals offers no survival advantage is fundamentally wrong.
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I would argue that McGann’s and Viscomi’s positions are not mutually exclusive: Blake’s method of production probably resulted in unintentional variations, and Blake might have changed, for example, the order of plates in a copy of a poem on purpose.
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If they are unintentional, which is most often the case, it is difficult to find a remedy.
Henry J. Stern: Too Close to Call Henry J. Stern 2010
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