Category:Inadvertent

In`ad*vert"ent, a. Etym: [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d In-, and Advert.]

Defn: Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. Cowper. -- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.