Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
parenthetic
Adjective
/pəˈrɛnθɪtɪk/
Definition
Related to or inserted as a parenthesis.
Examples
- The explanation was given in a parenthetic remark.
- She added a parenthetic comment to clarify her point.
- In his essay, he used parenthetic phrases to provide more detail.
Meaning
Parenthetic refers to words or phrases that are added to a sentence as additional information, usually set off by punctuation like parentheses.
Synonyms
- incidental
- interjected
- inserted
