Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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parenthetical | Yes | Yes | No | No |
incidental | Yes | Yes | No | No |
parenthetical (noun) | incidental (noun) |
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an expression in parentheses | an item that is incidental |
(frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified |
parenthetical (adjective) | incidental (adjective) |
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qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses | (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence |
not of prime or central importance | |
occurring with or following as a consequence |