accidentally

/ˌæk.sɪˈdɛn.təl.i/

adverbac · ci · den · tal · ly

Think: an ACCIDENT is an ACCI-DEN-T—then add -ALLY to show it happened that way: accident + ally = accidentally.

Yes, it's accidentally. Don’t drop the second “a”: it’s acci- (a + c + c + i), and the ending is -tally (…den + tally) + -ly.

Definition

  1. adverbby mistake; without intending to; unintentionally

Examples

  • “I accidentally deleted the email before I could reply.”
  • “She accidentally stepped on the dog's tail and apologized right away.”
  • “The package was accidentally delivered to the wrong apartment.”

Synonyms

unintentionallyby mistakeinadvertentlymistakenlyaccidently

Antonyms

intentionallydeliberately

Translations

ES accidentalmentePT acidentalmenteFR accidentellement

Common misspellings

accidentlyaccidentalyacidentallyaccidentllyaccidentellyaccidentallyyaccidentally

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