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apothegmatic

apot·heg·ma·tic

uncommon

adjective

1.

given to or characterized by terse apothegms

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2.

terse and witty and like a maxim

  • “much given to apothegmatic instruction”
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Origin

Ancient Greek ἀποφθεγματικός (apophthegmatikós).

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