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UK
/ˌʌnɪntˈɛnʃənəl/
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[ US /ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not done with purpose or intent
an unintended slight
an unintentional pun
the offense was unintentional
an unwitting mistake may be overlooked -
done or made or performed with purpose and intent
style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation
well-designed houses
games designed for all ages
How To Use unintentional In A Sentence
- That last post might have been a completely unintentional plagiarism of a song that I haven't heard for probably eighteen years.
- Whether you overslept or had a flat tire, airlines often will waive such fees for passengers who unintentionally miss flights.
- Provided the discrimination was not indirect and unintentional, damages can be awarded to take account of injury to feelings.
- International Business Machines Corp. is one company that raised concerns about how it would be affected by the Dodd-Frank Act. It is among several large corporations that believe, without further clarification in rulemaking, they may be unintentionally caught up in the definition of a "major swaps participant" — essentially a non-dealer that regularly engages in swaps — despite their swaps being legitimate. Minimum Thresholds for Swaps Urged
- No sooner does a government attempt to go beyond its political sphere than it exercises, even unintentionally, an insupportable tyranny.
- Unintentionally or not, it even takes a dig at humans.
- These were all blameless cases of unintentional and unwitting mental telegraphy, I judge.
- If the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not surrender the one accused, because he killed his neighbor unintentionally and without malice aforethought.
- Bottom trawling (scraping large nets across the seabed) kills coral, stirs up sediment causing pollutants to migrate into seaweed and other fish feed, and scoops up large amounts of by-catch -- other sealife, like turtles and dolphins unintentionally caught and wasted. Cathy Erway: The Pescatore's Dilemma
- The only beauties of the place, and those unintentional, were the long lines of hand-planted shade-trees, uglified as far as possible with whitewashed trunks and croppy heads, but still lovable, growing, living things. Animal Heroes