adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

Adjective

1. 1
   terse and witty and like a maxim wordnet
2. 2
   given to or characterized by terse apothegms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aphoristicapothegmaticalepigrammaticepigrammaticproverbial

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀποφθεγματικός (apophthegmatikós).

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