parenthetic
pa·rent·he·tic
adjective
1.
2.
qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses
- “parenthetical remarks”
Origin
From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.
Related words
Pertaining to
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