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UK
/ˌæksɪdˈɛntəl/
]
[ US /ˌæksəˈdɛnəɫ, ˌæksəˈdɛntəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌæksəˈdɛnəɫ, ˌæksəˈdɛntəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature
ADJECTIVE
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happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
an accidental shooting
with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table
accidental poisoning -
not of prime or central importance
nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry
the character's motives remain accidental to the plot
How To Use accidental In A Sentence
- There are many horror stories about an ex-spouse getting the proceeds of a big life insurance policy or the accidental disinheritance of a child because the owner never changed the beneficiary," Norfolk warns. How To Protect Your Spouse Financially After You're Gone
- The lid won't come off accidentally , it's been fastened on.
- He leaned over and reached into the glove compartment, his forearm accidentally brushing across her thigh.
- It was, in fact, the accidental discovery of several mind-altering drugs in the middle of the 20th century that drew me into research on brain functions and mental illness.
- One of the hospitals said that some of the people that had stuff either left or accidentally placed inside them became 'unwell' as a result, but it is not known to which objects, or patients, they were referring. TheSpoof.com : Spoof News : Front Page
- The bite valve has no shut-off mechanism, so it's more apt to leak if accidentally squeezed.
- But the designer decided to withdraw the shoes over fears they could become a lethal weapon if the wearer accidentally trod on someone else's foot, the Daily Telegraph reported.
- But what about the accidental acts that no one could foresee? Times, Sunday Times
- The emotionally devastating effects of non-accidental injury, especially to children, has been receiving dramatic mass media coverage recently.
- When Wanda's little brother accidentally shrinks Ms. Frizzle and the kids, they end up trapped in a bathroom with no way out!