ACCIDENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

accidently (comparative more accidently, superlative most accidently)

(now, nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally. [from 15th c.]

Usage notes

In modern usage, the spelling accidently is usually considered a misspelling of accidentally.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon