Meaning of APHORISTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `afu'ristik
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- [adj] terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
- [adj] containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom"
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| | Synonyms: | | apothegmatic, axiomatic, concise, epigrammatic |
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| | Definition: | | \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.
[Gr. ?.]
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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