Definitions for accidental

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accidental ac·ci·den·tal

Spelling: [ak-si-den-tl]

IPA: /ˌæk sɪˈdɛn tl/

Accidental is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 597 anagrams from letters in accidental (aaccdeilnt).

Definitions for accidental

adjective

1. happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected:
2. nonessential; incidental; subsidiary:
3. Music. relating to or indicating sharps, flats, or naturals.

noun

1. a nonessential or subsidiary circumstance, characteristic, or feature.
2. Music. a sign placed before a note indicating a chromatic alteration of its pitch.

Origin of accidental

First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word accidentālis. See accident, -al¹

Examples for accidental

This is kind of an accidental career for me—which is why I approach it with irreverence and playfulness.

Realize it thoroughly: it is a methodical not an accidental world.

I had one or two pieces of luck in the way of accidental cases.

My only chance will be the chance of an accidental meeting with Him.

In 1978, Scott Newman, his 28-year-old son, died of an accidental drug and alcohol overdose.

An accidental mix-up of measles vaccine and a common muscle relaxer killed at least 15 Syrian children, and possibly many more.

There are always such crowds of accidental arguments for anything.

Around two thirds of these accidental deaths happened in the home or vehicle of the family, with mostly unsecured guns.

Whatever irregularities occurred were accidental and insignificant.

He wished to know whether it was not liable to accidental derangement?