incidentally

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli -ˈdɛntli/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′si den′tl ē or, for 1, -dent′lē)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ci•den•tal•ly /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli -ˈdɛntli/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. apart or aside from the main subject;
    by the way:Incidentally, if you want to see her again, let me know.
See -cide-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•ci•den•tal•ly  (in′si den′tl ē or, for 1, -dent′lē),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.;
    by the way;
    parenthetically.
  2. in an incidental manner.
  • incidental + -ly 1655–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incidentally /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəlɪ/ adv
  1. as a subordinate or chance occurrence
  2. (sentence modifier) by the way
'incidentally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apropos - by - bye - mention - ob. - occasion - passing - pick-up - spin off - third party - throwaway - way - corollary - drop - episodic - intervene - Ob - preliminary

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