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accidentary

adj.
C2 Proficiency ac·ci·den·tary Archaic
Definition

adj. happening by chance or without being planned. It is an old word that people rarely use today.

adj. occurring by chance or without intention; accidental.


SIMPLE

The two travelers met by accidentary means.

CONTEXTUAL

The discovery of the hidden cave was purely accidentary, as the explorers had been searching for a different route.

COMPLEX

While the initial meeting was accidentary, the subsequent collaboration proved to be one of the most significant scientific partnerships of the century.

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