parenthetic

English

Etymology

From Latin parentheticus,[1] or a back-formation from parenthetical.[2]

Pronunciation

  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/, /-ɹən-/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪk

Adjective

parenthetic (comparative more parenthetic, superlative most parenthetic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
  2. (of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ “parenthetic, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  2. ^ “parenthetic, adj.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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