parenthetical.
Using, containing, or within parenthesis.
Meaning & usage
Using, containing, or within parenthesis.
You wrote "Bob (my best friend) works in finance", but I think you should rephrase that parenthetical part.
Explaining or qualifying something.
Incidental.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin parentheticus (from Late Latin parenthesis or Ancient Greek παρένθετος (parénthetos), + -icus) + -al. By surface analysis, par- + en- + thetical.
A word or phrase within parentheses.
A descriptor or modifier enclosed within parentheses and put, indented, in a line of dialogue to describe how it should be acted or directed onscreen.
Where this word comes from
From Medieval Latin parentheticus (from Late Latin parenthesis or Ancient Greek παρένθετος (parénthetos), + -icus) + -al. By surface analysis, par- + en- + thetical.
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