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The definition of inadvertent is something unintentional or careless.

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An example of inadvertent is someone accidentally telling another person's secret.

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See inadvertent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not attentive or observant; heedless
due to oversight; unintentional

Origin: prob. back-form. < inadvertence

Related Forms:

inadvertently adverb

See inadvertent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Not duly attentive.
Marked by unintentional lack of care. See Synonyms at careless.

Related Forms:

inˌad·verˈtent·ly adverb

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