aphorismic

C2+ Topic:Register & Style
US /ˌæfəˈrɪzmɪk/ UK /ˌæfəˈrɪzmɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to aphorisms or expressed in short, memorable statements

    Her aphorismic prose compresses each argument into a striking sentence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · relating to aphorisms or... aphoristicpithysententious
Opposites
discursivelong-winded
Word family
Related forms aphorism

Etymology

Formed from aphorism and the adjectival suffix -ic. Aphorism derives through Latin from Greek aphorismos, ‘definition or concise statement.’

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