accidently

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English accidently, accidentli (“by chance; temporarily; artificially”), equivalent to accident +‎ -ly. === Adverb === accidently (comparative more accidently, superlative most accidently) (now nonstandard) Accidentally; by chance, unintentionally. [from 15th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== In modern usage, usually considered a misspelling. ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === accidentlych, accidentli === Etymology === From accident +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /akˈsidɛntliː/, /akˈsidɛntlit͡ʃ(ə)/ === Adverb === accidently by chance, by accident Thinges that happen accidentlych. — Cato, 1475 temporarily He that hath goode vertues is substancially a noble man, and he that hath hem accydently maketh himself noble and is nat. — The Dicts and Sayings of the Philosophers, 1460 not naturally, artificially It is made naturaly of defecte of materie or accidently of yuel sewing & consoldyng of þe palpebrez. — Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie, 1425 ==== Descendants ==== English: accidently ==== References ==== “accidentlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.