parenthetically
/ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/
parenthetically adverb: as an aside, incidentally.
Adverb
parenthetically (comparative more parenthetically, superlative most parenthetically)
- As an aside, incidentally.
- «Just as we passed that other lamp I was going to tell you a further thing, Sal, but now I am parenthetically continuing with a new thought and by the time we reach the next I’ll return to the original subject, agreed?»1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC
- Using parentheses.
parenthetically meaning in Malayalam
parenthetically in Malayalam
- by the way, incidentally, by the by(e)
- ആനുഷംഗികമായി, യദൃച്ഛയാ, ആകസ്മികമായി, പ്രസംഗേന, പ്രസംഗതഃ, ഒരു കാര്യം പറയുന്നതതിനിടയ്ക്ക്
Synonyms of parenthetically
- apropos
- beside the point
- btdubs
- by the by
- by the way
- en passant
- impertinently
- in passing
- incidentally
- irrelevantly
Antonyms
Forms of parenthetically
| comparative | more parenthetically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most parenthetically |
Origin of parenthetically
From parenthetical + -ly.
Words formed from parenthetically
Questions about parenthetically
- What does parenthetically mean?
- Parenthetically means as an aside, incidentally.
- What is parenthetically in Malayalam?
- Parenthetically in Malayalam is ആനുഷംഗികമായി, യദൃച്ഛയാ, ആകസ്മികമായി. See Parenthetically meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is parenthetically?
- Parenthetically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce parenthetically?
- Parenthetically is pronounced /ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/.
Words near parenthetically in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: parenthetically (page history and authors); parenthetically (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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