parenthetic

1. 1.

   qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses

   “parenthetical remarks”

   Synonymsparenthetical

   Similarincidental

Questions about parenthetic

What does parenthetic mean?

parenthetic means "qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses".

How many syllables are in parenthetic?

parenthetic has 4 syllables: pa-ren-the-tic. The stress falls on "the".

What is another word for parenthetic?

Close synonyms include parenthetical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.