Aph·o·ris·tic·al , a.
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
The method of the book is aphoristic.De Quincey.
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In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
The method of the book is aphoristic.De Quincey.
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adjective
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
containing aphorisms or maxims
Synonym: axiomatic
Meaning #2:
terse and witty and like a maxim
Synonyms: apothegmatic, epigrammatic
| axiomatic | |
| gnomic | |
| Phocylides (Ancient Greek poet) |
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