parenthetic

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.
[1770-80; back formation from parenthetical < Gk parénthet(os) interpolated (verbid of parentithénai, equiv. to par- PAR- + en- EN-2 + the-, var. s. of tithénai to put + -tos v. adj. suffix) + -IC + -AL1]

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