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parenthetic

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 parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a parenthetical style. [WordNet sense 1]

    A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.
    --Hales.

  2. Using or containing parentheses.

  3. Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as, parenthetical remarks. [WordNet sense 2]

Wiktionary
parenthetic

a. 1 Of, pertaining to, or as if using parenthesis 2 (context of speech English) That digresses; discursive or rambling

WordNet
parenthetic
  1. adj. as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" [syn: parenthetical]

  2. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" [syn: parenthetical]

Usage examples of "parenthetic".

Bartle kept his eye on the moving figure till it passed into the darkness, while Vixen, in a state of divided affection, had twice run back to the house to bestow a parenthetic lick on her puppies.

A parenthetic look of reproof, a sideglance, between two phrases of the conversation in progress at the moment.