Definition of parenthetical in English:

parenthetical

adjective ˌpar(ə)nˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)l

Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis.
parenthetical remarks
Example sentencesExamples
- It is better in the long run to create two URL patterns with no metacharacters than it is to create one with parenthetical clauses.
- Providing parenthetical information or explanatory footnotes on those not discussed in the introductions might have been more helpful than relegating the information to the index.
- He was becoming parenthetical: he felt like an eclipsed moon.
- The inclusion of a parenthetical clause, as in this case, would not normally alter the meaning of the provision into which it is inserted though what is required to satisfy it may well be different.
- For Avison, at this stage of her career and life, it appears only as a parenthetical insertion, a possibility.
Synonyms
incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, parenthetic, in brackets
explanatory, qualifying, inserted, interposed, extraneous

Derivatives

parenthetic

adjective par(ə)nˈθɛtɪkˌpɛrənˈθɛdɪk

Synonyms
incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, in brackets

parenthetically

adverb par(ə)nˈθɛtɪk(ə)liˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)li

In restating his point ‘yet more clearly’, Aristotle notes parenthetically another important aspect of his theory of substance.
Example sentencesExamples
- In this collection of old, new, and revised essays, he mentions gender considerations or feminism and feminist scholarship only parenthetically and intermittently.
- The relative importance values are shown parenthetically in Table 4.
- As the 1904 first edition is rare and expensive, subsequent references, given parenthetically in the text, indicate chapter numbers and the pagination of the Signet Classic paperback edition which reprints an early edition.
- This was clearly not my primary concern and was mentioned only parenthetically in the last paragraph of my letter.
Synonyms
incidentally, by the way, by the by(e), in passing, en passant, by way of explanation, in parenthesis
informal BTW

Origin

Late 18th century: from parenthesis, on the pattern of pairs such as synthesis, synthetic.

Rhymes

alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, metical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical

Definition of parenthetical in US English:

parenthetical

adjectiveˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)lˌperənˈTHedək(ə)l

Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis.
ignore the parenthetical remarks that pockmark every page
Example sentencesExamples
- For Avison, at this stage of her career and life, it appears only as a parenthetical insertion, a possibility.
- It is better in the long run to create two URL patterns with no metacharacters than it is to create one with parenthetical clauses.
- He was becoming parenthetical: he felt like an eclipsed moon.
- The inclusion of a parenthetical clause, as in this case, would not normally alter the meaning of the provision into which it is inserted though what is required to satisfy it may well be different.
- Providing parenthetical information or explanatory footnotes on those not discussed in the introductions might have been more helpful than relegating the information to the index.
Synonyms
incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, parenthetic, in brackets

Origin

Late 18th century: from parenthesis, on the pattern of pairs such as synthesis, synthetic.

单词	parenthetical
释义	Definition of parenthetical in English: parenthetical adjective ˌpar(ə)nˈθɛtɪk(ə)lˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)l Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis. parenthetical remarks Example sentencesExamples It is better in the long run to create two URL patterns with no metacharacters than it is to create one with parenthetical clauses. Providing parenthetical information or explanatory footnotes on those not discussed in the introductions might have been more helpful than relegating the information to the index. He was becoming parenthetical: he felt like an eclipsed moon. The inclusion of a parenthetical clause, as in this case, would not normally alter the meaning of the provision into which it is inserted though what is required to satisfy it may well be different. For Avison, at this stage of her career and life, it appears only as a parenthetical insertion, a possibility. Synonyms incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, parenthetic, in brackets explanatory, qualifying, inserted, interposed, extraneous Derivatives parenthetic adjective par(ə)nˈθɛtɪkˌpɛrənˈθɛdɪk Synonyms incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, in brackets parenthetically adverb par(ə)nˈθɛtɪk(ə)liˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)li In restating his point ‘yet more clearly’, Aristotle notes parenthetically another important aspect of his theory of substance. Example sentencesExamples In this collection of old, new, and revised essays, he mentions gender considerations or feminism and feminist scholarship only parenthetically and intermittently. The relative importance values are shown parenthetically in Table 4. As the 1904 first edition is rare and expensive, subsequent references, given parenthetically in the text, indicate chapter numbers and the pagination of the Signet Classic paperback edition which reprints an early edition. This was clearly not my primary concern and was mentioned only parenthetically in the last paragraph of my letter. Synonyms incidentally, by the way, by the by(e), in passing, en passant, by way of explanation, in parenthesis informal BTW Origin Late 18th century: from parenthesis, on the pattern of pairs such as synthesis, synthetic. Rhymes alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, metical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical Definition of parenthetical in US English: parenthetical adjectiveˌpɛrənˈθɛdək(ə)lˌperənˈTHedək(ə)l Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis. ignore the parenthetical remarks that pockmark every page Example sentencesExamples For Avison, at this stage of her career and life, it appears only as a parenthetical insertion, a possibility. It is better in the long run to create two URL patterns with no metacharacters than it is to create one with parenthetical clauses. He was becoming parenthetical: he felt like an eclipsed moon. The inclusion of a parenthetical clause, as in this case, would not normally alter the meaning of the provision into which it is inserted though what is required to satisfy it may well be different. Providing parenthetical information or explanatory footnotes on those not discussed in the introductions might have been more helpful than relegating the information to the index. Synonyms incidental, supplementary, by-the-way, by-the-by, in parentheses, parenthetic, in brackets Origin Late 18th century: from parenthesis, on the pattern of pairs such as synthesis, synthetic.
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