advertent
Example Sentences
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The next morning Evelyn appears cold and still in her bed, as Stella realizes that she has become an inadvertent — or perhaps advertent? — murderer.
From Washington Post
And it’s very dark, so inadvertent — or advertent — touching just might occur.
From Seattle Times
Thirty-five years later, it is possible to see Micheaux as a central figure in American culture and, advertent or not, one of the great innovators in American cinema.
From New York Times
The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.
From Project Gutenberg
Its bright spots shine, and its insights — advertent and inadvertent, regarding past and present — are valuable.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
