parenthetically

/ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

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"«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?»"

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.

more parenthetically (comparative) most parenthetically (superlative)

interparenthetically

pertinently

theoretically pathetically magnetically sympathetically hermetically

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How do you pronounce parenthetically?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæɹənˌθɛtɪkli/.

What does parenthetically mean?

As an aside, incidentally.

Where does parenthetically come from?

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