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[ in-si-den-tl-ee or, for 1, -dent-lee ] / ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl i or, for 1, -ˈdɛnt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incidentally ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbapart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically. in an incidental manner. Origin of incidentallyFirst recorded in 1655–65; incidental + -ly Words nearby incidentallyinch-pound, inchworm, incidence, incident, incidental, incidentally, incidental music, incidentaloma, incidental parasite, incident point, incienso Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incidentallyWhich, incidentally, closely frames our current political life in America today. BusyBodyism: The Internet Brew of Whiteness and Class|Eugene Robinson|September 26, 2020|Ozy Both, incidentally, are major factors across former socialist countries. Want to Fix Your Country? Czech This Box|Dan Peleschuk|August 13, 2020|Ozy J Crew did not give back the money it incidentally made off of Mrs. Obama. One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST Incidentally, Rousteing has no qualms with fast-fashion brands appropriating his designs either. The Big Business of Fashion Counterfeits|Lizzie Crocker|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bye bye is being sung, incidentally, by mothers to their babies condemned to death by King Herod. Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST What was taken away, incidentally, was a $40 million-plus contract. Harsh Truths About Domestic Violence: Why Voicing Terrible Experiences Can Help Others|Lizzie Crocker|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Jobs could have been very fortunate; a medical exam for something else incidentally picked up an early pancreatic carcinoma. Why Smart People Are Dumb Patients|Jean Kim|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The including of them may now be referred to the object of direct taxes, and incidentally only to that representation. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4|American Anti-Slavery Society Every man knows just what he is supposed to do, and what he's supposed not to do, incidentally. Dave Dawson with the Commandos|R. Sidney Bowen Incidentally he has what might be called a northern exposure which keeps him scientific, cool, and close to the spirit of facts. Crowds|Gerald Stanley Lee Incidentally Kansas ranks next to Nebraska in dearth of trees. How To Write Special Feature Articles|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer Incidentally the memory is being trained as well as the ear. Music As A Language|Ethel Home
British Dictionary definitions for incidentally
adverbas a subordinate or chance occurrence (sentence modifier) by the way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incidentallycasually, remotely, accidentally, by the way, unexpectedly, by the bye, fortuitously, in passing, parenthetically, subordinately |