† incidentlyadv.
Obsolete.
In an incident manner; by the way, casually; incidentally.
ΘΚΠ
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
1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i. xxii. 28 Ye author therfore incydently sheweth what harm hath happed sumtyme to fall to dyuerse of those yong men.
1570 Act 13 Eliz. c. 4 §9 Suche Charges as are necessarily and incidentlye to be spent and provided in theyr Offyces.
1640 Bp. J. Hall Episcopacie ii. xx. 201 It is but incidently in our way.
1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 54 in Athenæ Britannicæ III As for such an Author's incidently mentioning some things [etc.].
1824 Westm. Rev. 1 375 In so doing we may incidently afford some specimens of the original.
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