EPIGRAMMATIC

aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic

(adjective) terse and witty and like a maxim; “much given to apothegmatic instruction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

epigrammatic

having the characteristics of an epigram

containing or using epigrams

Source: Wiktionary


Ep`i*gram*mat"ic, Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al,Etym: [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. épigrammatique.]

1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet.

2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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