- accidentally (adv.)
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[accidentally 词源字典] - late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862.[accidentally etymology, accidentally origin, 英语词源]