incidentally
in·ci·den·tal·ly
adverb \-ˈden-təl-ē, especially for 2 -ˈdent-lē\Definition of INCIDENTALLY
1
: in an incidental manner : not intentionally <the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious — John Lahr>
2
: by way of interjection or digression : by the way <fortunate in having a good teacher…—still living, incidentally — John Fischer>
Examples of INCIDENTALLY
- Not incidentally, the market slump was followed by widespread layoffs.
- <incidentally, have you seen the new building they're putting up?>
First Known Use of INCIDENTALLY
1665
Related to INCIDENTALLY
- Synonyms
- en passant, apropos
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