parenthetical
| Noun | 1. |  parenthetical - an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals"Synonyms: parenthetical expression |
| Adj. | 1. | parenthetical - as if using parentheses; "a parenthetical style" Synonyms: parenthetic |
| 2. | parenthetical - qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks" Synonyms: parenthetic |