adjective

accidental

accidental, unintentional, chance

The meeting was purely accidental.

The meeting was purely accidental.

It was an accidental discovery.

It was an accidental discovery.

((accidental + noun)) happening by chance It was an accidental discovery.

Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned; Antonyms: intentional, deliberate

Derived from the noun 'accident' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-al'.

If something is 'accidental', it happened like an 'accident' – not on purpose.

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