Parenthetical and Preliminary

Parenthetical adjective - Qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses.

Preliminary and parenthetical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preliminary" instead an adjective "Parenthetical".

Nearby Words: parenthesis, parenthetic

Preliminary adjective - Coming before the main part or item usually to introduce or prepare for what follows.

Parenthetical and preliminary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Parenthetical" instead an adjective "Preliminary".