Difference between Unknowingly and Inadvertently

What is the difference between Unknowingly and Inadvertently?

Unknowingly as an adverb is without awareness, without intent. while Inadvertently as an adverb is unintentionally, because of an oversight.

Unknowingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Without awareness, without intent.

Inadvertently

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Unintentionally, because of an oversight.

Example sentence: Mind you, the Elizabethans had so many words for the female genitals that it is quite hard to speak a sentence of modern English without inadvertently mentioning at least three of them.

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

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