1. inserted as an explanation or afterthought; placed in parentheses or serving as a parenthesis

Examples

• The author included several parenthetic remarks to clarify his main argument.
• Her parenthetic comment about the weather seemed out of place in the formal presentation.
• The professor’s parenthetic explanation helped students understand the complex theorem.
• He made a parenthetic observation about the painting’s historical context.
• The parenthetic phrase in the sentence provided additional background information.
• Her parenthetic aside revealed her true feelings about the proposal.