Accidental describes what was not planned or intended. It means "happening by accident" or "happening as an accident," as in "an accidental discovery" and "an accidental injury."

ACCIDENTAL definition: happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected. See examples of accidental used in a sentence.

ACCIDENTAL definition: 1. happening or existing by chance: 2. a sign showing that there is a temporary change from the…. Learn more.

Accidental primarily refers to what occurs by chance: an accidental meeting. It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: "Poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any …

An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. His hand brushed against hers; it could have been …

Definition of accidental adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Anything accidental happens by chance or unintentionally. People don't mean to do accidental things.

Some common synonyms of accidental are casual, contingent, and fortuitous. While all these words mean "not amenable to planning or prediction," accidental stresses chance.

ACCIDENTAL meaning: 1. happening or existing by chance: 2. a sign showing that there is a temporary change from the…. Learn more.

Accidental, casual, fortuitous all describe something outside the usual course of events. Accidental implies occurring unexpectedly or by chance: an accidental blow.