adv.
Pronunciation: - ' den-t ə l- ē , esp for 2 - ' dent-l ē
Function: adverb
Date: 1665
1 : in an incidental manner : not intentionally <the arrant nonsense of some of his statements is incidentally hilarious ― John Lahr>
2 : by way of interjection or digression : by the way <fortunate in having a good teacher ⋯ still living, incidentally ― John Fischer>