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APOTHEGMATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does apothegmatic mean?
• APOTHEGMATIC (adjective)
The adjective APOTHEGMATIC has 2 senses:
1. given to or characterized by terse apothegms
2. terse and witty and like a maxim
Familiarity information: APOTHEGMATIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Given to or characterized by terse apothegms
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
apothegmatic; apothegmatical
Pertainym:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
Derivation:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Terse and witty and like a maxim
Synonyms:
aphoristic; apothegmatic; epigrammatic
Context example:
much given to apothegmatic instruction
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Derivation:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
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