[ˌɪnədˈvəːt(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
(e.g: an inadvertent administrative error occurred that resulted in an overpayment)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (earlier (late Middle English) as inadvertence): from in- ‘not’ + Latin advertent- ‘turning the mind to’ (from the verb advertere)