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incidently

incidently is the obsolete form of incidentally.

Meaning of incidentally

Adverb

incidentally (comparative more incidentally, superlative most incidentally)

  1. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
    • Near-synonyms: coincidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially, by chance, accidentally, semirandomly, randomly
  2. Not of central or critical importance.
    • Near-synonym: in passing
    Synonyms:
    in passing
  3. (conjunctive, speech act) Parenthetically, by the way.
    • Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?

Forms of incidently

comparativemore incidently
superlativemost incidently

Questions about incidently

What is incidently the obsolete form of?
Incidently is the obsolete form of incidentally.

Words near incidently in the dictionary

  1. incidentaloma
  2. incidentalomas
  3. incidentalome
  4. incidentals
  5. incidentless
  6. incidently
  7. incidents
  8. inciding
  9. incidious
  10. incienso
  11. incinerable

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