Difference between Inadvertently and Unwittingly

What is the difference between Inadvertently and Unwittingly?

Inadvertently as an adverb is unintentionally, because of an oversight. while Unwittingly as an adverb is in an unwitting manner; inadvertently, unintentionally, unknowingly.

Inadvertently

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Unintentionally, because of an oversight.

Example sentence: America's strength has made it a sort of Gulliver in world affairs: By wiggling its toes it can, often inadvertently, break the arm of a Lilliputian.

Unwittingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, unintentionally, unknowingly.

We hope you now know whether to use Inadvertently or Unwittingly in your sentence.

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