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parenthetical

adjective

par·​en·​thet·​i·​cal ˌper-ən-ˈthe-ti-kəl How to pronounce parenthetical (audio)
ˌpa-rən-
variants or less commonly parenthetic
1
a
: of, relating to, or expressed in a parenthesis
a parenthetical remark/comment/note
One sentence runs on for nearly two pages; other sentences meander through the potholes of so many parenthetical expressions as to make it nearly impossible to follow the trail of the argument … James Q. Wilson
In a construction of this sort, the phrase "the coach said" should be regarded as a parenthetical insert and should be implicitly thought of as flanked by commas. Samuel R. Levin
… his travel diaries were notable for their erratic punctuation, parenthetic embellishments and an extraordinary way with adjectives. William Dalrymple
b
: enclosed in parentheses
a foreign word followed by a parenthetical translation
The recuperating Yankees have a parenthetical medical problem that is now part of each player's name: Hernández (elbow), Pettitte (elbow), Rivera (ankle), Mendoza (shoulder), O'Neill (foot), Justice (groin), Jeter (hamstring), Knoblauch (elbow). Put them together and it spells Yankees (problems). Dave Anderson
2
: containing parentheses : using or given to using parentheses
a parenthetical style
parenthetically adverb
"They are a good nucleus of ideas for me," she says, adding, almost parenthetically, "Of course you have to know a lot about medicine to understand them." Publishers Weekly

Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of parenthetical was in 1624

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