interparenthetical

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ parenthetical.

Adjective

interparenthetical (not comparable)

  1. Within parentheses.
    • Wilkie Collins, quoted in 1879, Edmund Yates, Celebrities at Home
      A long involved interparenthetical sentence which may be comprehensible on paper requires a tremendous effort to read aloud, and should therefore be avoided.
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