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parenthetically

/par-uhn-thet-i-kuhl/US // ˌpær ənˈθɛt ɪ kəl //

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
    • : characterized by the use of parentheses.

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Examples

  • That's what the French have figured out," before adding parenthetically, "I really think adultery is a sport in France.

  • "Fred simply adores baked beans," Dolly murmured, parenthetically, hanging on her sister's words.

  • Where, in quoting a passage, we throw in parenthetically something of our own, we may use square brackets.

  • A complete sentence occurring parenthetically in a paragraph is sometimes placed within brackets.

  • All your merits he passes by parenthetically as selbstverstndlich; your sins he enlarges upon with unction.

  • It must be said, however, parenthetically, that his statistics scarcely challenge implicit confidence.