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incidentally

  (ĭn'sĭ-dĕn'tl-ē) pronunciation
adv.
  1. As a minor or subordinate matter: by profession a lawyer and incidentally a musician.
  2. (also -dĕnt') Apart from the main subject; parenthetically.

 
 
Antonyms: incidentally

adv

Definition: by chance
Antonyms: purposely


 
Word Tutor: incidentally
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: By the way.

pronunciation Happiness, in this world, if it comes at all, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us on a wild-goose chase, and it is never attained. — Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American novelist & short story writer.

 
Misspellings: incidentally

Common misspelling(s) of incidentally

  • incidently

 
Translations: Translations for: Incidentally

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - for resten, i øvrigt, tilfældigvis, lejlighedsvis

Nederlands (Dutch)
overigens, terloops

Français (French)
adv. - à propos, par la même occasion

Deutsch (German)
adv. - nebenbei, übrigens

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - παρεμπιπτόντως

Italiano (Italian)
incidentalmente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - incidentemente

Русский (Russian)
случайно, между прочим

Español (Spanish)
adv. - a propósito, dicho sea de paso, incidentalmente, accidentalmente, por incidencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - tillfälligtvis, i förbigående, (helt) apropå, för övrigt, förresten

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
附带地, 不经意地, 偶然地, 顺便提一句

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 附帶地, 不經意地, 偶然地, 順便提一句

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 부수적으로, 말이 난 김에, 우연히

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - ついでながら, 偶発的に, 偶然に, 付随的に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بشكل عارض أو طارئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אגב, בדרך אגב, כהערת אגב‬


 
 

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