Gnomically

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a gnomic manner.

    ""The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10."

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""The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10."

Etymology

From gnomic + -ally.

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