parenthetic, parenthetical
(adjective) qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; “parenthetical remarks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parenthetic (comparative more parenthetic, superlative most parenthetic)
Of, pertaining to, or as if using parentheses
(of speech) That digresses; discursive or rambling
Source: Wiktionary
Par`en*thet"ic, Par`en*thet"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark. A parenthetical observation of Moses himself. Hales.
2. Using or containing parentheses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
