para·tac·tic \|parə|taktik\adjective alsopara·tac·ti·cal\-aktə̇kəl\ Etymology: from parataxis, after such pairs as Late Latin syntaxis syntax: English syntactic, syntactical : of, relating to, or exhibiting parataxis • para·tac·ti·cal·ly\-tə̇k(ə)lē\adverb