Added 9 October 2026
parenthetic
/pɛɹɪnˈθɛtɪk/ adjective
Latin root: parentheticus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about parenthetic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
- That digresses; discursive or rambling
Origin
From Latin parentheticus, or a back-formation from parenthetical.
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