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Definition of By the bye
1. Adverb. Introducing a different topic; in point of fact. "Incidentally, I won't go to the party"
Definition of By the bye
1. Adjective. (context: predicatively) incidental; of secondary importance ¹
2. Adverb. incidentally or parenthetically ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of By The Bye
Literary usage of By the bye
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Scotland Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1854)
"by the bye, Mr. F. told me he had received a very kind letter from you some time
ago. He begs his compliments to you, and hopes his being so busy ..."
2. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1901)
"... by the Articles left to be prescribed by the Bye-laws, and all matters which,
consistently with the Articles, shall be made the subject of Bye-laws. ..."
3. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in Personal by William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, Asa Israel Fish, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1856)
"(/) If the plaintiff sue out a writ at the suit of himself and wife, he may
deliver a declaration by the bye at his own suit ¡(да) but if an action be ..."
4. Proceedings (1891)
"... by the Articles left to be prescribed by the Bye-laws, and all matters which,
consistently with the Articles, shall be made the subject of Bye-laws. ..."
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