parenthetical

  1. Adjective.  using, containing, or within parentheses (like this).
  2. Adjective.  that explains or qualifies something.
  3. Adjective.  that is incidental.
  4. Noun.  a word or phrase within parentheses.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.