parenthetic

This rule is difficult to apply; it is frequently hard to decide whether a single word, such as however, or a brief phrase, is or is not parenthetic.

Miss Bates, indeed, is verbose, roundabout, and parenthetic; but the widow never deviates into coherence.

In style The Duke of Milan is marked by several passages of fine poetry and a comparative absence of the parenthetic construction.

The fact that I still loved my husband I placed as a parenthetic consideration, in my plans.

Parenthetic Expressions.—The use of long parenthetic expressions within a sentence is also a frequent cause of lack of clearness.