'Incidentally' definitions:
Definition of 'incidentally'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Introducing a different topic; in point of fact; "incidentally, I won't go to the party" [syn: by the way, by the bye, incidentally, apropos]
adverb
Of a minor or subordinate nature; "these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [syn: incidentally, accidentally]
Definition of 'Incidentally'
From: GCIDE
- Incidental \In`ci*den"tal\, a. Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses. [1913 Webster]
- By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an incidental business. --Rogers.
- Syn: Accidental; casual; fortuitous; contingent; chance; collateral. See Accidental. -- {In`ci*den"tal*ly}, adv. -- {In`ci*den"tal*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
- I treat either or incidentally of colors. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incidentally'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a propos,
- accidentally,
- apropos,
- apropos of,
- as it chanced,
- by a fluke,
- by accident,
- by chance,
- by good fortune,
- by hazard,
- by the by,
- by the way,
- casually,
- en passant,
- for example,
- for some reason,
- fortuitously,
- in passing,
- in some way,
- par exemple,
- parenthetically,
- perchance,
- somehow,
- somehow or other,
- speaking of,
- unpredictably