- parenthetical parenthetic
- adjective said or written as an extra remark about something you are talking about — parenthetically /-kli/ adverb
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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parenthetic — par en*thet ic (p[a^]r [e^]n*th[e^]t [i^]k), parenthetical par en*thet ic*al (p[a^]r [e^]n*th[e^]t [i^]*kal), a. [Cf. Gr. pare nqetos.] 1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parenthetical — parenthetic par en*thet ic (p[a^]r [e^]n*th[e^]t [i^]k), parenthetical par en*thet ic*al (p[a^]r [e^]n*th[e^]t [i^]*kal), a. [Cf. Gr. pare nqetos.] 1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parenthetical — [par΄ən thet′i kəl] adj. 〚ML parentheticus〛 1. a) of or having the nature of a parenthesis b) placed within parentheses: see PARENTHESIS, sense 2 2. interjected as qualifying infor … Universalium
parenthetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or inserted as a parenthesis. DERIVATIVES parenthetical adjective parenthetically adverb … English terms dictionary
parenthetical — parenthetic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or inserted as a parenthesis. DERIVATIVES parenthetical adjective parenthetically adverb … English terms dictionary
parenthetical — [par΄ən thet′i kəl] adj. [ML parentheticus] 1. a) of or having the nature of a parenthesis b) placed within parentheses: see PARENTHESIS, sense 2 2. interjected as qualifying information or explanation 3. using or containing parentheses … English World dictionary
parenthetical — I noun an expression in parentheses his writing was full of parentheticals • Syn: ↑parenthetical expression • Hypernyms: ↑adjunct II adjective qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses … Useful english dictionary
parenthetic — parentheticality parentheticalness, n. parenthetically, adv. /par euhn thet ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks. 2. characterized by the use of parentheses. Also,… … Universalium
parenthetical — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. in parentheses; inserted, interpolated, incidental; disconnected, irrelevant. See between, insertion. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. parenthetic, episodic, intermediate, incidental; see related 2 ,… … English dictionary for students
parenthetic — /pærənˈθɛtɪk/ (say paruhn thetik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks. 2. characterised by the use of parentheses. Also, parenthetical. –parenthetically, adverb …
