Found 2 items, similar to parenthetic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: parenthetic
parenthetic
adj 1: as if using parentheses;
“a parenthetical style” [syn:
parenthetical]
2: qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in
parentheses;
“parenthetical remarks” [syn:
parenthetical]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: parenthetic
parenthetic
\par`en*thet"ic\ (p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k),
parenthetical
\par`en*thet"ic*al\
(p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. Gr. pare`nqetos.]
1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or
expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a
parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a
parenthetical style. [WordNet sense 1]
[1913 Webster]
A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.
--Hales.
[1913 Webster]
2. Using or containing parentheses.
[1913 Webster]
3. Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as,
parenthetical remarks. [WordNet sense 2]
[WordNet 1.5]