1. enclosed within brackets or parentheses
2. grouped or classified together

1. past tense of bracket; enclosed within brackets
2. past tense of bracket; grouped or associated together

Examples

• The bracketed text contained additional information.
• All bracketed numbers refer to footnotes.
• The teacher bracketed the students by skill level.
• She bracketed the important passages in the document.
• The bracketed phrase was added by the editor.
• Income levels were bracketed into three categories.
• The bracketed section should be read carefully.