Definitions for INCIDENTALLY
ˌɪn sɪˈdɛn tl i or, for 1, -ˈdɛnt liin·ci·den·tal·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. by the way, by the bye, incidentally, aproposadverb

   introducing a different topic; in point of fact

   "incidentally, I won't go to the party"

2. incidentally, accidentallyadverb

   of a minor or subordinate nature

   "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incidentallyadverb

   In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.

   The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.

2. incidentallyadverb

   By chance; in an unplanned way.

3. incidentallyadverb

   Parenthetically, by the way.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incidentallyadverb

   Beside the main design; occasionally.

   Etymology: from incidental.

   These general rules are but occasionally and incidentally mentioned in Scripture, rather to manifest unto us a former than to lay upon us a new obligation. Robert Sanderson.

   I treat either purposely or incidentally of colours. Boyle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incidentally

   Incidentally is an adverb that is used to describe something that happens unintentionally or is related to, but not central to, the main matter or topic. It can also refer to an event or information mentioned as an aside during a conversation.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'INCIDENTALLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4268

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'INCIDENTALLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #418

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How to pronounce INCIDENTALLY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCIDENTALLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INCIDENTALLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of INCIDENTALLY in a Sentence

1. Nathaniel Hawthorne:

   Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   [Russia has] a reputation of being utterly ruthless. You don't want to mess with Boris, if this turns out to be an attack on a Russian airliner, they're going to have either their deterrent is going to be diminished, or they're going to have a furious response, which could incidentally help us, cause it would be against ISIS.

3. Charles Jung:

   You saw a substantial double-digit erosion of support from Asian Americans from this midterm election to 2018. And incidentally, it’s not just Asian Americans, you saw the same thing among Hispanic voters, i think if Democrats don’t redouble their efforts to focus on core democratic issues, they will lose people of color over time.

4. Paul Offit:

   Usually children are picked up incidentally as having( Covid-19). Someone in the family was infected, a friend was infected, so they got a PCR test. And they're found to be positive. ... Then they're fine.

5. Paul Offit:

   Usually children are picked up incidentally as having( coronavirus). Someone in the family was infected, a friend was infected, so they got a PCR test. And they're found to be positive. ... Then they're fine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INCIDENTALLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incidentally
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INCIDENTALLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=INCIDENTALLY