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Aphoristic

Aphoristic Meaning & Definition
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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