"accidently" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more accidently [comparative], most accidently [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English accidently, accidentli (“by chance; temporarily; artificially”), equivalent to accident + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|accidently}} Middle English accidently, {{m|enm|accidentli||by chance; temporarily; artificially}} accidentli (“by chance; temporarily; artificially”), {{suffix|en|accident|ly}} accident + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} accidently (comparative more accidently, superlative most accidently)
  1. (now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-accidently-en-adv-ZJhrslQA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 1 50 2

Adverb [Middle English]

IPA: /akˈsidɛntliː/, /akˈsidɛntlit͡ʃ(ə)/
Etymology: From accident + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|enm|accident|ly|id2=adverbial}} accident + -ly Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} accidently
  1. by chance, by accident
    Sense id: en-accidently-enm-adv-9F90i3Re
  2. temporarily
    Sense id: en-accidently-enm-adv-wGpPjwZH Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 47 1 50 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 42 2 54 2
  3. not naturally, artificially
    Sense id: en-accidently-enm-adv-HW6Zkvxd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: accidentlych, accidentli

Alternative forms

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