The definition of parenthetical is enclosed in parenthesis.
(adjective)An example of a parenthetical phrase is the last part of the sentence: "I bought ice cream last night (and it was really good!)."
See parenthetical in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ML parentheticus
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See parenthetical in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective also par·en·thet·ic (-ĭk)
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