incidentally
adverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i//
- États-Unis//ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i//
In an incidental manner. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
adverbe
- 1
In an incidental manner. 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
In an incidental manner. Not of central or critical importance.
Near-synonym: in passing
The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.
Nor, will the tragic dramatist who would depict mortal indomitableness in its fullest sweep and direct swing, ever forget a hint, incidentally so important in his art, as the one now alluded to.
Not everybody welcomes standardisation as a principle, because it reduces variety (and, incidentally, tends to dispose of the quainter and more picturesque anomalies).
- 3
In an incidental manner. Parenthetically, by the way.
Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?
Étymologie
Etymology tree English incidental Middle English -ly English -ly English incidentally From incidental + -ly.
Formes
- comparatif
- more incidentally
- superlatif
- most incidentally
incidentally · In an incidental manner. By happenstance; in a particular case which has little to no bearing on, and little to no causal relation to, any other case.
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