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Comparative for occurring by chance in connection with something else
“The aim is to reduce the incidental catch of game fish like marlin while allowing stocks of swordfish, oceanic sharks, and tuna to replenish themselves.”
Comparative for being a minor or insignificant accompaniment to something else
“Most cakes were eaten as incidental items to accompany a glass of sweet wine.”
Comparative for very low or negligible in amount
“Book sales as such became an incidental, minor percentage of daily turnover in this and other bookshops.”
Comparative for irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with
“It was the usual form for bringing before the Court questions collateral or incidental to the main issue.”
Comparative for accompanying, contributory to, or associated with, something
“Ethos is an incidental result of argument in the same way that phronesis is an incidental result of ethical virtue and happiness an incidental result of virtue.”
Comparative for lacking any obvious principle of organization
Comparative for occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly
Comparative for carried out on a superficial or cursory level
Comparative for relating to the given situation or location but of minor importance
Comparative for pointing indirectly towards someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it
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