parenthetically
As an aside
As an aside or digression from the main point.
Parenthetical remarks are inserted into a sentence or conversation without being essential to it: She mentioned, parenthetically, that she'd once lived in Rome.
The word suggests the remark could be removed without disrupting the flow—like text enclosed in parentheses.
Marks setting off text
- commasPunctuation for pauses
- dashesShort fast races
- asideBrief theatrical digression
- interjectionEmotional outcry word class
interpolation · afterthought · qualifier · addendum · remark · note · mention · digression
Attentive watching or remark
- remarkSpoken comment or note
- opinionSubjective personal belief
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
- asideBrief theatrical digression
editorial · interjection · reflection · assessment · note · annotation · gloss · quip
In an informal way
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
- tangentiallyIn a loosely related way
- peripherallyIn a marginal way
- secondarilyIn secondary importance
subordinately · incidentally · briefly · cursorily · fleetingly · marginally · collaterally · digressively
Statement making something clear
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
- glossShine or annotation
footnote · context · detail · specifics · qualification · amplification · supplement · appendix
brackets
Marks setting off text
interjection · interpolation · afterthought · qualifier · addendum · remark · note · mention · digression · tangent
observation
Attentive watching or remark
aside · editorial · interjection · reflection · assessment · note · annotation · gloss · quip · wry
casually
In an informal way
- offhandedlyWithout prior preparation
- tangentiallyIn a loosely related way
- peripherallyIn a marginal way
secondarily · subordinately · incidentally · briefly · cursorily · fleetingly · marginally · collaterally · digressively
explanation
Statement making something clear
- elaborationDevelopment through detail
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
gloss · footnote · context · detail · specifics · qualification · amplification · supplement · appendix · notation
- by the wayincidentally, aside, apropos, tangentially, in passing
parentheticallycentrally
At the midpoint
essentially · fundamentally · crucially · primarily · importantly
parentheticallydirectly
Without intermediary steps
explicitly · forthrightly · straightforwardly · head-on · plainly