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Happening by chance or luck
“They came to inquire how we managed to keep our mules, and we insisted that it was all owing to accidental good luck, which was true.”
Happening unintentionally or unexpectedly
“These are designed to prevent an accidental explosion in one bay from causing an explosion in another.”
Extrinsic to, or not being a vital part of, something
“So, differences can be accepted only as secondary or accidental characteristics of persons.”
Having a marginal or minor significance
“This mode of philosophy, then, appears as merely accidental, that is, in contrast with deliberate philosophy, it seems weak and lowly.”
Lacking any obvious principle of organization
Not essential or necessary for a given task or purpose
Not anticipated or predicted
Of or caused by a reflex
Not directly caused by or resulting from something
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