apothegmatic

Other forms: apothegmatically

Definitions of apothegmatic
  1. adjective
    terse and witty and like a maxim
    “much given to apothegmatic instruction”
    synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic
    breviloquent, concise
    expressing much in few words
  2. adjective
    given to or characterized by terse apothegms
    synonyms: apothegmatical
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