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APOTHEGMATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Terse and witty and like a maxim
Example:
much given to apothegmatic instruction
Synonyms:
aphoristic; apothegmatic; epigrammatic
Classified under:
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Derivation:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Given to or characterized by terse apothegms
Synonyms:
apothegmatic; apothegmatical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
Derivation:
apothegm (a short pithy instructive saying)
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