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Telegraphic

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to the telegraph.

    "It turned out to be no more than the weekly Reuter’s telegram sent as an ordinary letter from the nearest telegraphic office fifty miles away."

  2. 2
    Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.

    "Her conversation, I soon found, was couched in the telegraphic style. “Weeds grow like house afire. Can’t keep even with ’em. Shall press you in. Better be careful.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the style of a telegram with many short words left out wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph wordnet

Etymology

From telegraph + -ic.

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