tangentially


tan·gen·tial

T0035200 (tăn-jĕn′shəl) also tan·gen·tal (-jĕn′tl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent.2. Merely touching or slightly connected.3. Only superficially relevant; divergent: a tangential remark.
tan·gen′ti·al′i·ty (-shē-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.tan·gen′tial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.tangentially - in passing; "touched on it tangentially"
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