incidentally

Etymology

incidental + -ly

adv

  1. (manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
    The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.
  2. By chance; in an unplanned way.
  3. (speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
    Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?

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