coincidentally
Use Coincidentally in a sentence
sɪˈdɛn adjective
1.
happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
2.
existing or occurring at the same time.
Related forms
non·co·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
non·co·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb
un·co·in·ci·den·tal, adjective
un·co·in·ci·den·tal·ly, adverb
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Coincidentally
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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coincidental (kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or happening by a coincidence; fortuitous | |
| coincidentally (kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəlɪ) | |
| —adv | |
| (sentence modifier) by a coincidence; fortuitously | |
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Example sentences
None of these are going to happen in our lifetime, and probably not coincidentally.
The hydrogen atom has two energy levels that coincidentally seem to have the same energy.
It may only coincidentally line up with the other two.
Coincidentally, a department chairman had written with a similar request a few weeks earlier.
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