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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

  1. not focusing the mind on a matter : inattentive
  2. unintentional; an inadvertent omission – inadvertently – adverb

Merrium-Webster Online