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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Aph·o·ris·tic·al , a.
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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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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
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