happening by chance; not planned a verdict of accidental death I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there.
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NAmE//ˌæksəˈdɛntli//, NAmE//ˌæksəˈdɛntli̩//
adverb As I turned around, I accidentally hit him in the face. The damage couldn't have been caused accidentally.See accidental in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: accidental