incidentallyadv.

Brit.

/ˌɪnsᵻˈdɛntl̩i/,

/ˌɪnsᵻˈdɛntli/, U.S.

/ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/,

/ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)li/

Etymology: < incidental adj. + -ly suffix².

1. In an incidental manner; as an incident, or a subordinate and casual circumstance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [adverb] > non-essentially or incidentally

accidentallya1398

accidentlya1460

accidentarily1591

extra-essentiallya1652

adventitiously1653

circumstantially1656

incidentally1665

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > incidentally or by the way

incidently1529

occursively1592

emergently1660

en passant1665

incidentally1665

incidentarilya1670

casually1697

promiscuously1791

overly1825

promiscuous1826

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E6^v A Theme, that fell but incidentally under my consideration.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 240 He mentions these Gifts incidentally, in the most easy Manner.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 407 In the course of the debate a grave constitutional question was incidentally raised.

1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iv. 94 The supreme object of learning should be truth, and incidentally self-improvement.

2. In point of fact: used to accompany a not immediately pertinent statement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > incidentally

obitera1568

obiterly1605

by the by?1710

obitaneouslya1834

incidentally1925

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. ii. 15 Incidentally by that time the sex lure or appeal had begun to manifest itself.

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 264/2 Incidentally is now very common as a writer's apology for an irrelevance.

1961 A. Huxley Let. 8 Jan. (1969) 902 Pure perceptual receptivity is the basis, incidentally, of many Tantrik exercises.

1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. 667 Incidentally adds explicitly that what is being said is a digression, if only slight, and an afterthought: The airlines charge half-price for students. Incidentally, I have already bought my ticket to New York.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	incidentally
释义	incidentallyadv. Brit. /ˌɪnsᵻˈdɛntl̩i/, /ˌɪnsᵻˈdɛntli/, U.S. /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)l̩i/, /ˌɪnsəˈdɛn(t)li/ Etymology: < incidental adj. + -ly suffix². 1. In an incidental manner; as an incident, or a subordinate and casual circumstance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [adverb] > non-essentially or incidentally accidentallya1398 accidentlya1460 accidentarily1591 extra-essentiallya1652 adventitiously1653 circumstantially1656 incidentally1665 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > incidentally or by the way incidently1529 occursively1592 emergently1660 en passant1665 incidentally1665 incidentarilya1670 casually1697 promiscuously1791 overly1825 promiscuous1826 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. ii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E6^v A Theme, that fell but incidentally under my consideration. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 240 He mentions these Gifts incidentally, in the most easy Manner. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 407 In the course of the debate a grave constitutional question was incidentally raised. 1879 R. K. Douglas Confucianism iv. 94 The supreme object of learning should be truth, and incidentally self-improvement. 2. In point of fact: used to accompany a not immediately pertinent statement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [adverb] > in relation or with reference to or concerning > incidentally obitera1568 obiterly1605 by the by?1710 obitaneouslya1834 incidentally1925 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. ii. 15 Incidentally by that time the sex lure or appeal had begun to manifest itself. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 264/2 Incidentally is now very common as a writer's apology for an irrelevance. 1961 A. Huxley Let. 8 Jan. (1969) 902 Pure perceptual receptivity is the basis, incidentally, of many Tantrik exercises. 1972 R. Quirk et al. Gram. Contemp. Eng. 667 Incidentally adds explicitly that what is being said is a digression, if only slight, and an afterthought: The airlines charge half-price for students. Incidentally, I have already bought my ticket to New York. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1665
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