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epigrammatic

[ep-i-gruh-mat-ik]
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adjective

of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression.
containing or favoring the use of epigrams.

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RELATED WORDS

aphoristic, compact, concise, crisp, epigrammatic, piquant, pointed, succinct, terse, witty

Nearby words

  1. epigon,
  2. epigone,
  3. epigoni,
  4. epigonus,
  5. epigram,
  6. epigrammatize,
  7. epigraph,
  8. epigraphic,
  9. epigraphy,
  10. epigynous
Also ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal.

Origin of epigrammatic

1695–1705; < Latin epigrammaticus < Greek epigrammatikós, equivalent to epigrammat- (stem of epígramma) epigram + -ikos -ic
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Word Origin and History for epigrammatical

epigrammatic

adj.

1704, shortened from epigrammatical (c.1600); see epigram.

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