parenthetical

• Relatif aux parenthèses ou inséré comme explication ; souvent utilisé pour décrire une remarque ou une phrase ajoutée à titre de clarification ou de pensée incidente.

Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis; often used to describe a remark or clause that is added as an explanation or afterthought.

1. Qualifying or explainingC1formal

   Relating to or inserted as a parenthesis; providing additional explanation or qualification within a sentence.

   explicatif / incise

   • The author included a parenthetical remark to clarify the main point.
   • Parenthetical phrases are often set off by commas or dashes.
   • His parenthetical comment added useful context to the discussion.

   Synonymesexegeticalexplanatoryillustrativequalifyingsupplementary

• Nom désignant un mot, une phrase ou une remarque inséré dans une phrase comme explication ou digression, souvent entre parenthèses, tirets ou virgules.

A noun referring to a word, phrase, or remark that is inserted into a sentence as an explanation or aside, often enclosed in parentheses, dashes, or commas.

1. Expression in parenthesesC1formal

   A word, phrase, or remark that is inserted into a sentence as an explanation or aside, often set off by parentheses, dashes, or commas.

   incise

   • The author used a parenthetical to clarify the date.
   • In the sentence, the phrase 'as I recall' is a parenthetical.
   • Parentheticals can add extra information without breaking the flow of the main sentence.

   Synonymesannotationasidedigressioninsertioninterjectioninterpolationparenthesisremark