incidentally

== English == === Etymology === From incidental +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntl̩i/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/ === Adverb === incidentally (comparative more incidentally, superlative most incidentally) (manner) 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. Antonyms: inevitably, certainly; systemically, systematically, essentially Near-synonyms: coincidentally, happenstantially, circumstantially, by chance, accidentally, semirandomly, randomly Not of central or critical importance. Coordinate term: anecdotally Near-synonym: in passing (speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way. ==== Translations ====