inadvertently-retrieved
|in-ad-ver-tent-ly-re-trieved|
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/ˌɪnədˈvɜrtəntli rɪˈtriːvd/
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/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəntli rɪˈtriːvd/
accidentally found
Etymology
'inadvertently-retrieved' originates from the combination of 'inadvertently' and 'retrieved'. 'Inadvertently' comes from Latin 'inadvertentem', meaning 'not turning the mind to', and 'retrieved' comes from Old French 'retrouver', meaning 'to find again'.
'inadvertently' changed from the Latin 'inadvertentem' to the modern English 'inadvertently', and 'retrieved' evolved from Old French 'retrouver' to the modern English 'retrieved'.
Initially, 'inadvertently' meant 'not turning the mind to', and 'retrieved' meant 'to find again'. Over time, 'inadvertently-retrieved' evolved to mean 'accidentally or unintentionally retrieved'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
accidentally or unintentionally retrieved.
The file was inadvertently-retrieved during the data transfer.
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Last updated: 2025/04/09 16:22