"parenthetic" meaning in English

See parenthetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more parenthetic [comparative], most parenthetic [superlative]
Etymology: Back-formation from parenthetical. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|parenthetical}} Back-formation from parenthetical Head templates: {{en-adj}} parenthetic (comparative more parenthetic, superlative most parenthetic)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
    Sense id: en-parenthetic-en-adj-KJgd9KH6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. (of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling
    Sense id: en-parenthetic-en-adj-tsTMKgEj Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parenthetical
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