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parenthetical
par·en·thet·i·cal P0069700 (păr′ən-thĕt′ĭ-kəl)adj. also par·en·thet·ic (-ĭk)1. Set off within or as if within parentheses; qualifying or explanatory: a parenthetical remark.2. Using or containing parentheses.n. A parenthetical word, phrase, or remark.
par′en·thet′i·cal·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parenthetical - an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals"parenthetical expressionadjunct - a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence | | Adj. | 1. | parenthetical - qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"parentheticincidental, incident - (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change" |
parenthetical parentheticadjective interposed, incidental, explanatory, qualifying, inserted, bracketed, extraneous, extrinsic He kept interrupting his story with parenthetical remarks.parentheticaladjectiveMarked by or given to digression:digressive, discursive, excursive, parenthetic, rambling, tangential.Translationsparenthesis (pəˈrenθəsis) – plural paˈrentheses (-siːz) – noun1. a word or group of words within a sentence, which gives a comment etc and usually separates from the rest of the sentence by brackets, dashes etc. I asked John (my friend John Smith) to come and see me. 插入語 插入语2. a round bracket used to mark the seperate part of such a sentence. 圓括號 圆括号parenthetical (parənˈθetikəl) adjectivea parenthetical remark. 插入語的 插入语的in parentheses said, written etc as a parenthesis. 括入括號內 括入括号内
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Related to parenthetical: parenthetical expression, Parenthetical citationSynonyms for parentheticaladj interposedSynonyms- interposed
- incidental
- explanatory
- qualifying
- inserted
- bracketed
- extraneous
- extrinsic
Synonyms for parentheticaladj marked by or given to digressionSynonyms- digressive
- discursive
- excursive
- parenthetic
- rambling
- tangential
Synonyms for parentheticalnoun an expression in parenthesesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj qualifying or explainingSynonymsRelated Words |