Epigrammatic

  • 11epigrammatic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. terse, aphoristic, succinct, pointed; see concise , pithy , witty . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent: aphoristic, compact1, epigrammatical, marrowy, pithy. Informal: brass… …

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  • 12epigrammatic — ep|i|gram|mat|ic [ ,epıgrə mætık ] adjective expressing ideas or feelings in a short and clever way …

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  • 13epigrammatic — ep·i·gram·mat·ic || ‚epɪgrÉ™ mætɪk adj. of or pertaining to epigrams; sharp, witty, concise …

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  • 14epigrammatic — a.; (also epigrammatical) Concise, laconic, terse, pointed, antithetic, poignant, piquant, sharp, pungent …

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  • 15epigrammatic — adjective expressed in a way that is short, clever, and amusing epigrammatically / kli/ adverb …

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  • 16epigrammatic — adj 1. terse, tight, compact, succinct, concise; brief, short, to the point, pointed, pithy; exact, precise, sharp, neat, keen; ingenious, witty, crisp, well turned, It. ben trovato; laconic, lean, elliptical, breviloquent, Rare. pauciloquent. 2 …

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  • 17epigrammatic — ep·i·gram·mat·ic …

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  • 18epigrammatic — UK [ˌepɪɡrəˈmætɪk] / US adjective expressing something such as a feeling or idea in a short and clever or funny way …

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  • 19epigrammatic — ep•i•gram•mat•ic [[t]ˌɛp ɪ grəˈmæt ɪk[/t]] also ep i•gram•mat′i•cal adj. 1) of or like an epigram 2) characterized by or given to the use of epigrams • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L < Gk ep i•gram•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. ep i•gram′ma•tism ˈgræm… …

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  • 20epigrammatic — /ɛpigrəˈmætɪk/ (say epeegruh matik), /ˈɛpə / (say epuh ) adjective 1. of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression. 2. given to epigrams. –epigrammatically, adverb …