unintentionally
adverb/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəli/
Frequency rank: #10,556 most common English word
Meaning
Without meaning to; not on purpose.
Example sentence
He unintentionally offended his colleague by making a joke that was taken the wrong way.
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