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Term: inadvertent

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense 1: happening by chance or accident; not intended or planned

Usage:

• He made an inadvertent mistake by deleting the wrong file.
• The inadvertent discovery of a new species surprised the scientists.

Sense 2: unintentional; not deliberate

Usage:

• The child's inadvertent comment embarrassed his parents.
• Jane's inadvertent absence from the meeting caused some confusion.

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