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incidentally

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adverb
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As an adverb, incidentally means in an incidental manner.

Meanings of incidentally

5 meanings

adverb

  1. mannerIn an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.

    “The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.”

  2. By chance; in an unplanned way.

  3. speech actconjunctiveParenthetically, by the way.

    “Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?”

  4. Introducing a different topic

    “incidentally, I won't go to the party”

    Similar: by the way, by the bye, apropos

  5. Of a minor or subordinate nature

    “these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models”

    Similar: accidentally

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adverb: introducing a different topic
by the wayby the byeapropos
adverb: of a minor or subordinate nature
accidentally

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