Incidentally
Incidentally adverb - By way of interjection or digression.
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Synonyms for Incidentally
Nearby Words: incident, incidental
Purposely
Purposely adverb - With full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
Incidentally is an antonym for purposely.
Both words in one sentence
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Now don't say you weren't warned...This film provides examples of: An Arm and a Leg: Samuel Cartwright has a number of subjects who purposely injured themselves, which incidentally led to gangrene and amputations.
Source: Film / Goodbye Uncle Tom
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