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unintentionally-made

|un-in-ten-tion-al-ly-made|

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/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃənəli meɪd/

accidentally created

Etymology
Etymology Information

'unintentionally-made' originates from the combination of 'unintentional' and 'made', where 'unintentional' means 'not done on purpose' and 'made' means 'created or formed'.

Historical Evolution

'unintentional' comes from the Latin word 'intentio', meaning 'stretching or purpose', with the prefix 'un-' indicating negation, and 'made' from the Old English 'macian', meaning 'to create'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'unintentional' meant 'not having a purpose', and 'made' meant 'created'. Together, they evolved to mean 'created without purpose'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

created or produced without deliberate intent or planning.

The sculpture was unintentionally-made when the artist accidentally dropped the clay.

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Last updated: 2025/03/22 02:52