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accidentally on purpose

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accidentally on purpose

Seemingly unintentionally but actually deliberately. Paula is pretty shy, so I think she forgot to attend the party accidentally on purpose.

See also: accidentally, on, purpose

accidentally on purpose

  (humorous)

if you do something accidentally on purpose, you intend to do it but you pretend that it was an accident If I, accidentally on purpose, forget to bring her address with us, we won't be able to visit her after all.

See also: accidentally, on, purpose