TELEGRAPHIC
telegraphic
(adjective) having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; “telegraphic economy of words”; “the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics”
telegraphic
(adjective) of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph; “a telegraphic machine”; “telegraphic news reports”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
telegraphic (comparative more telegraphic, superlative most telegraphic)
Of, or relating to the telegraph.
Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
Source: Wiktionary
Tel`e*graph"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. télégraphique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a
telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic
intelligence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition