glancing vs incidental

glancing

adj
  • Making superficial, obtuse contact with something. 

noun
  • A sideways look; a glance. 

incidental

adj
  • Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident). 

  • Occurring by chance. 

  • Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence. 

  • Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related. 

noun
  • Something that is incidental. 

  • Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense. 

How often have the words glancing and incidental occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )