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Aphoristic

Aphoristic Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Aphoristic? [adj] terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [adj] containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Aphoristic: apothegmatic \| axiomatic \| concise \| epigrammatic Related Terms \| Find terms related to Aphoristic: abbreviated \| abridged \| aposiopestic \| axiomatic \| brief \| brusque \| clipped \| close \| compact \| compendious \| compressed \| concise \| condensed \| contracted \| crisp \| curt \| cut \| docked \| elliptic \| epigrammatic \| formulaic \| formulistic \| gnomic \| laconic \| pithy \| platitudinous \| pointed \| proverbial \| pruned \| pungent \| reserved \| sententious \| short \| short and sweet \| shortened \| Spartan \| succinct \| summary \| synopsized \| taciturn \| terse \| tight \| to the point \| truncated See Also \| Aphoristic In Webster's Dictionary \Aph`oris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`oris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. --De Quincey.

Aphoristic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aphoristic?

[adj] terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
[adj] containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aphoristic: apothegmatic | axiomatic | concise | epigrammatic

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Aphoristic In Webster's Dictionary

\Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?.]
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form
of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.

      The method of the book is aphoristic.    --De Quincey.

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