aphoristic

Other forms: aphoristically

Definitions of aphoristic
  1. adjective
    terse and witty and like a maxim
    synonyms: apothegmatic, epigrammatic
    breviloquent, concise
    expressing much in few words
  2. adjective
    containing aphorisms or maxims
    synonyms: axiomatic
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