incidentally
/ˌɪnsɪˈdɛntli/
adverb
- Used to introduce a new topic or additional information that is related but not the main point; by the way.
- Incidentally, I saw your brother at the store yesterday.
- Incidentally, did you know that the library is open late tonight?
- The movie was great. Incidentally, the director is giving a talk next week.
- In a way that is secondary or not essential; as a minor detail.
- She discovered the answer incidentally while reading a different book.
- The cost was incidentally noted, but not the main concern.
- The damage to the car was only incidentally mentioned in the report.
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