par‧en‧thet‧i‧cal /ˌpærənˈθetɪk
əl◂/ (
also par‧en‧thet‧ic /-ˈθetɪk◂/)
adjective formal said or written while you are talking or writing about something else in order to explain something or add information:
parenthetical references to his childhood—parenthetically /-kli/
adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲