parenthetically
3
7.5
- adverb
- /ˌpɛrənˈθɛtɪkli/
:
entre paréntesis
- Which, parenthetically, is the only man-made object you can see from space.
- cited parenthetically
- noted parenthetically
- parenthetically in the text
Examples
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Parenthetically, Spinella of CNW marketing says that attorneys are far less likely than doctors to own pickup trucks.
Academic text (2001) -
Maybe you should state your true meaning at the end, parenthetically, just so no one is fooled.
Blog text (12) -
I should say, parenthetically, that I think that statute was a bad idea.
Academic text (1997) -
Future citations from this article will be given parenthetically in the body.
Academic text (1997) -
All subsequent quotations will be noted parenthetically in the text.
Academic text (2000) -
Parenthetically, study, drill and technique do not stifle talent.
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Parenthetically, one might argue that Vergote's method is simply another phase of European thought and thus still an imposition.
Academic text (2007) -
All quotations from Shakespeare's works are from this edition unless otherwise specified and are cited parenthetically in the text.
Academic text (2016) -
Parenthetically, he considered this sudden proliferation of animal life with little or no antecedent to be the single greatest threat to his theory of evolution, to the point that he included an entire chapter in "The Origin of the Species" to this problem.
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The author includes important information about the character, parenthetically, to enhance the reader's understanding.
Synonyms
159
4.8
To add extra information not directly related
Antonyms
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
parenthetically = parenthetical (transparent) = parenthesis + al + ly
Clear adverbial formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'parenthetical', which itself denotes something expressed as a parenthesis.
Etymology
Parenthetically comes from parenthesis, a word that meant 'to place beside' and was used for an extra idea put next to the main sentence and shown by round marks called parentheses. So, to speak parenthetically is to give a 'side remark' or extra note, often written inside those round marks.