parenthetical

[ par-uhn-thet-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌpær ənˈθɛt ɪ kəl /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.

characterized by the use of parentheses.

Also par·en·thet·ic

[par-uhn-thet-ik] /ˌpær ənˈθɛt ɪk/ .

Origin of parenthetical

1620–30; <Greek parénthet(os) interpolated (verbid of parentithénai, equivalent to par- par- + en- en-² + the-, variant stem of tithénai to put + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM parenthetical

par·en·thet·i·cal·i·ty, par·en·thet·i·cal·ness, nounpar·en·thet·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·par·en·thet·ic, adjectivein·ter·par·en·thet·i·cal, adjective

in·ter·par·en·thet·i·cal·ly, adverbun·par·en·thet·ic, adjectiveun·par·en·thet·i·cal, adjectiveun·par·en·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby parenthetical

parenteral, parenteric fever, parentheses, parenthesis, parenthesize, parenthetical, parenthood, parenticide, parenting, parent-in-law, parent language

Example sentences from the Web for parenthetical

[parenthetical in original] This was in a little document called the Road Map to Peace.
The U.N. Settlement Report: Just The Facts|Emily L. Hauser|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The task for Muslims, I believe, is to rid our community of these parenthetical phrases.
Why Honor Killings Happen|Asra Q. Nomani|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The problem emerges with parenthetical phrases that are now inserted into the translation.
Why Honor Killings Happen|Asra Q. Nomani|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Brackets and parenthetical question marks are as in the original.
A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola|Victor Mindeleff and Cosmos Mindeleff

Explanatory introductions and parenthetical explanations are alike odious.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 68, No. 421, November 1850|Various
All parenthetical references to obvious typographical error, evident misprint and the like are retained from the original text.
Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico|John Wesley Powell
How are the parenthetical clauses in this selection kept in the back-ground?
The Ontario High School Reader|A.E. Marty
In the first of these sentences the pronoun to be supplied is the subject of "is honest," and "I know" is parenthetical.
Practical Exercises in English|Huber Gray Buehler