accidentary

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adjective

Accidental; occurring by chance; occasional.

Similar
causelessincidentalunintentional
First used 16th–18th c.Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveaccidentary (comparative more accidentary, superlative most accidentary)

comparative more accidentary · superlative most accidentary

  1. obsoleteAccidental; occurring by chance; occasional.First known use 16th–18th c.

    Synonyms: causeless

  2. obsoleteLogically accidental; non-essential.First known use 16th–18th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAccidental; occurring by chance; occasional.

Similar
causeless
Similar
incidentalunintentional
Also see
accidentaladventitiousby the bycasualcauselessfortuitousserendipitousunintentional

Origin

From accident + -ary.

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APA

accidentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidentary

MLA

“accidentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accidentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accidentary.

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