Superlative for 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.”
Superlative for happening unintentionally or unexpectedly
“These are designed to prevent an accidental explosion in one bay from causing an explosion in another.”
Superlative for extrinsic to, or not being a vital part of, something
“So, differences can be accepted only as secondary or accidental characteristics of persons.”
Superlative for 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.”
Superlative for not essential or necessary for a given task or purpose
Superlative for not anticipated or predicted
Superlative for of or caused by a reflex
Superlative for not directly caused by or resulting from something
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