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- epi·gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
- ep·i·gram·ma·tism [ep-i-, gram, -, uh, -tiz-, uh, m], noun
- nonep·i·gram·matic adjective
- nonep·i·gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
- unep·i·gram·matic adjective
- unep·i·gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epigrammatic1
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Example Sentences
It is to me the ultimate book about Spain—not a big book, but a wise, enlightened one, epigrammatic and perceptive.
He knew her well enough to know that she never made use of the method epigrammatic without good reason.
"Oh, epigrammatic sentences expressive of moral feelings or virtues," replied my neighbour easily.
"Epigrammatic," said the King, shaking his finger sadly at him.
This brought the council of war to a really epigrammatic ending, and Lady Dover rose with her customary speech.
We next note a contact with the "Yellow Book," a dip into "cleverness," into the epigrammatic genre, the bare epigrammatic style.
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