Dictionary Check: accidental

"accidental" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

Example: "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"
Synonyms:
adjective

not of prime or central importance

Example: "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"
noun

a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature

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