Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PARENTHETICALLY
parenthetically
(adverb) in a parenthetical manner; “he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
parenthetically (comparative more parenthetically, superlative most parenthetically)
As an aside, incidentally.
Using parentheses.
Source: Wiktionary
Par`en*thet"ic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses.
PARENTHETIC
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.
PARENTHETICAL
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
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