parenthetically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English parenthetical

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English parenthetically

From parenthetical + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/

Adverb

parenthetically (comparative more parenthetically, superlative most parenthetically)

1. As an aside, incidentally.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

     «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?»

2. Using parentheses.

Derived terms

• interparenthetically

Translations

incidentally

• French: entre parenthèses (fr)
• Italian: tra parentesi, tra l'altro (it)
• Spanish: como ladillo, entre paréntesis

using parentheses

• French: par parenthèse