PARENTHETICAL


Meaning of PARENTHETICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pærənθetɪk(ə)l ]

A parenthetical remark or section is put into something written or spoken but is not essential to it.

Fox was making a long parenthetical remark about his travels on the border of the country.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• par‧en‧the‧ti‧cal‧ly

Well, parenthetically, I was trying to quit smoking at the time...

And what, we may ask parenthetically, does it mean?

ADV : ADV with cl , ADV with v , ADV adj

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