Preliminary and Parenthetical

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

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

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

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

Nearby Words: parenthesis, parenthetic