semiaccidentally

adverb

In a manner that is partly accidental.

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Meanings

adverbsemiaccidentally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a manner that is partly accidental.

    As ominous thwacking sounds are heard — she asks some dancers to demonstrate a few moves — Ms. Streb tells of the time she set herself on fire, semiaccidentally.

    2008 January 22, Charles Isherwood, “The Body of Her Work: Hearing Questions of Life and Death”, in New York Times

Origin

From semiaccidental + -ly.

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APA

semiaccidentally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiaccidentally

MLA

“semiaccidentally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiaccidentally. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiaccidentally,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiaccidentally.

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