'Inadvertent' definitions:
Definition of 'inadvertent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally ; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning"; "an accidental shooting" [syn: accidental, inadvertent]
Definition of 'Inadvertent'
From: GCIDE
- Inadvertent \In`ad*vert"ent\, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.] Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. [1913 Webster]
- An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. --Cowper. -- {In`ad*vert"ent*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inadvertent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arbitrary,
- automatic,
- capricious,
- careless,
- casual,
- culpably negligent,
- derelict,
- disregardant,
- disregardful,
- distracted,
- distrait,
- feckless,
- gut,
- heedless,
- ill-advised,
- ill-considered,
- ill-devised,
- inattentive,
- inconsiderate,
- incurious,
- indeliberate,
- indifferent,
- inobservant,
- involuntary,
- laissez-faire,
- lax,
- loose,
- neglectful,
- neglecting,
- negligent,
- noninterfering,
- nonrestrictive,
- off-guard,
- overly permissive,
- permissive,
- procrastinating,
- reasonless,
- reflex,
- reflexive,
- regardless,
- relaxed,
- remiss,
- scamping,
- skimping,
- slack,
- slighting,
- slurring,
- snap,
- spontaneous,
- thoughtless,
- unadvised,
- uncalculated,
- uncalculating,
- uncaring,
- uncircumspect,
- unconscious,
- unconsidered,
- undeliberate,
- undeliberated,
- undesigned,
- undevised,
- unguarded,
- unheedful,
- unheeding,
- unintended,
- unintentional,
- unmarking,
- unmeditated,
- unmindful,
- unnoticing,
- unnoting,
- unobservant,
- unobserving,
- unplanned,
- unpremeditated,
- unpurposed,
- unreasoning,
- unreflecting,
- unreflective,
- unremarking,
- unrigorous,
- unstudied,
- unthinking,
- unthought,
- unthoughtful,
- unwary,
- unwatchful,
- unwilled,
- wrecking