Associations to the word «Incidentally»
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Wiktionary
INCIDENTALLY, adverb. (manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
INCIDENTALLY, adverb. By chance; in an unplanned way.
INCIDENTALLY, adverb. (speech act) (conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
Dictionary definition
INCIDENTALLY, adverb. Introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party".
INCIDENTALLY, adverb. Of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.