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incidentally
[in-si-den-tl-ee, -dent-lee]
adverb
apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
Incidentally, while you were waiting for the officer to run your registration through the system, did you notice if the post office was open?
in the course of something else, and not intentionally.
The bone fractures were discovered only incidentally, during an unrelated CT scan of her chest.
incidentally
/ ˌɪԲɪˈɛԳəɪ /
adverb
as a subordinate or chance occurrence
(sentence modifier) by the way
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incidentally1
Example Sentences
The book, incidentally, is affixed with a unique and fitting page marker.
On the other hand, “Stick” stays more than usually focused — there are no subplots — which gives the dialogue room to breathe; we learn things incidentally rather than by having them presented as bullet points.
Mr Park from Liberty in North Korea argues Trump has "incidentally" given Kim a helping hand, and calls the move "short-sighted".
The cancer was only discovered incidentally after she requested blood tests after feeling unwell for "ages".
They are also, not incidentally, highly useful to human society, producing honey and beeswax — both of which are used in a wide range of products — while also pollinating the plants that feed us.
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