aphoristic
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Aph·o·ris·tic
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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aphoristic
adjective
- Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent: compact, epigrammatic, epigrammatical, marrowy, pithy. Informal brass-tacks. Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point. See meaning, style/good style/bad style.
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IN BRIEF: Containing maxims; Terse and witty and like a maxim.
It is much more of a guidance for practical living, presented in an aphoristic style which may not be to everyone's taste.
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