incidentally
/ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.51 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an incidental manner.
adv
In an incidental manner.
adv
In an incidental manner.
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonyms: coincidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially, by chance, accidentally, semirandomly, randomly"
- "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)."
- "Incidentally, did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?"
Etymology
Etymology tree English incidental Middle English -ly English -ly English incidentally From incidental + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/
- British English: /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/
Inflected Forms
more incidentally (comparative)
most incidentally (superlative)