apothegmatic meaning

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apothegmatic (adjective): given to or characterized by terse apothegms.

apothegmatic has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

apothegmatic as an adjective

  1. given to or characterized by terse apothegms

    Synonyms: apothegmatical

    Related forms: apothegm

  2. terse and witty and like a maxim
    • much given to apothegmatic instruction

    Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic

    Similar: concise

    Related forms: apothegm

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AP · words ending in IC · 12-letter words

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