Read full poem →Augustus > (Augustus Caesar, 63 BC-14 AD, Emperor of Rome, patron of
Virgil: on whom he is not, incidentally, known to have bestowed the
laurel crown)
Dictionary Entry
(manner) In an incidental manner; not of central or critical importance.
In a Sentence
“The book discussed the subject, but only incidentally.”
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Common Phrases
. incidentallymentioned incidentallyincidentally only
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Poetry examples for “incidentally”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →even more actively visual and physical “nibbling” brings “turfy”
back to life and incidentally completes the presentation of a pastoral
Read full poem →editions of his poem, by an unknown writer, and, therefore, of disputable
authority; and some account is incidentally given by Wood, who confesses
the uncertainty of his own narrative; more, however, than they knew