Coincidental vs Incidentally - What's the difference?
coincidental | incidentally |
Occurring as or resulting from coincidence.
Happening or existing at the same time.
(manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
By chance; in an unplanned way.
(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
As an adjective coincidental
is occurring as or resulting from coincidence.As an adverb incidentally is
(manner) in an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.coincidental
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Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* coincide * incident * accidentAnagrams
*incidentally
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Adverb
(en adverb)- The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally .
- Incidentally , did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?