Incidentally vs Consequently - What's the difference?
incidentally | consequently |
(manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
By chance; in an unplanned way.
(speech act, conjunctive) Parenthetically, by the way.
(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something.
* 1668 July 3, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
(sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.
As adverbs the difference between incidentally and consequently
is that incidentally is in an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance while consequently is as a result or consequence of something.incidentally
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally .
- Incidentally , did you hear anything new from your brother yesterday?
Synonyms
apropos, as a matter of fact, by the wayAntonyms
* (in an incidental manner) inevitably, certainlyconsequently
English
Adverb
(-)- He didn't wake up early. Consequently , he was late to work.
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