coincidental adjective

/kəʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.təl/

/koʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.t ̬əl/ adj

Definition

happening by coincidence

/kəʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.təl.i/

/koʊˌɪnt .sɪˈden.t ̬əl.i/ adv

The highest scorers, coincidentally, were all women.

(Definition of coincidental adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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