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Synonyms for accidental
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ak-si-den-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl |
Top 10 synonyms for accidental
Définition of accidental
Origin :- late 14c., "non-essential," from Old French accidentel or directly from Medieval Latin accidentalis, from Latin accidentem (see accident). Meaning "outside the normal course of nature" is from early 15c.; that of "coming by chance" is from 1570s.
- adj happening unexpectedly
- There are always such crowds of accidental arguments for anything.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- He wished to know whether it was not liable to accidental derangement?
- Extract from : « The Mudfog and Other Sketches » by Charles Dickens
- Realize it thoroughly: it is a methodical not an accidental world.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- My only chance will be the chance of an accidental meeting with Him.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- I had one or two pieces of luck in the way of accidental cases.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- There is much which is accidental or exceptional in language.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- If, however, the wounding is accidental, he shall simply pay for the harm done.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Such was Ralph's reading of the accidental finding of the horse.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- An accidental circumstance was the cause of his irresolution.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- It was accidental; it was inevitable only in the Isle of Man.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
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