- par|en|thet|i|cal
- par|en|thet|i|cal «PAR uhn THEHT uh kuhl», adjective.= parenthetic. (Cf. ↑parenthetic)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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par´en|thet´i|cal|ly — par|en|thet|ic «PAR uhn THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. serving or helping to explain; qualifying; explanatory. 2. enclosed in parentheses. 3. using parentheses. 4. Figurative. occurring in the course of something else. –par´en|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
par·en·thet·i·cal — … Useful english dictionary
par|en|thet|ic — «PAR uhn THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. serving or helping to explain; qualifying; explanatory. 2. enclosed in parentheses. 3. using parentheses. 4. Figurative. occurring in the course of something else. –par´en|thet´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
thet — adre·no sym·pa·thet·ic; aes·thet·ic; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; aes·thet·i·cism; aes·thet·i·cize; aes·thet·ics; an·ti·pa·thet·ic; an·ti·thet·i·cal; an·ti·thet·i·cal·ly; ap·a·thet·ic; ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly; ba·thet·ic; coe·nes·thet·ic; cos·mo·thet·ic;… … English syllables
parenthetical — par·en·thet·i·cal … English syllables
parenthetically — par·en·thet·i·cal·ly … English syllables
parenthetic — par•en•thet•ic [[t]ˌpær ənˈθɛt ɪk[/t]] also par en•thet′i•cal adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a parenthesis: parenthetic remarks[/ex] 2) using or placed within parentheses • Etymology: 1770–80; < Gk parénthet(os) interpolated… … From formal English to slang
parenthetical — par|en|thet|i|cal [ ,perən θetıkl ] adjective not directly connected with what you are saying or writing: a parenthetical remark ╾ par|en|thet|i|cal|ly [ ,perən θetıkli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parenthetical — par|en|thet|i|cal [ˌpærənˈθetıkəl] adj also par|en|thet|ic [ ˈθetık] formal said or written while you are talking or writing about something else in order to explain something or add information ▪ parenthetical references to his childhood… … Dictionary of contemporary English
