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parenthetically

[ par-uhn-thet-i-klee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

Grammar. as a qualification, explanation, or additional piece of information that interrupts a phrase or sentence; between parentheses, dashes, or commas:
Future citations of this work will be made parenthetically in the text.
as an aside or digression; incidentally:
I only mention that notion parenthetically, so let’s not get into a heavy discussion of it.
The complaint was filed by a resident who, parenthetically, has since decided to run in the upcoming school board election.

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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