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September 2007: INADVERTENT
Adjective – unintentional; inattentive, Noun – inadvertence, Adverb – inadvertently
Oxford Dictionary
Adjective: without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
Example: “With an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table”
Rhymezone.com
Function: adjective
Etymology: back-formation from inadvertence
- not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive
- unintentional; an inadvertent omission – inadvertently – adverb
Merrium-Webster Online