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.

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

Related formsep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbep·i·gram·ma·tism

[ep-i-gram-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˌɛp ɪˈgræm əˌtɪz əm/, nounnon·ep·i·gram·mat·ic, adjectivenon·ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ep·i·gram·mat·ic, adjectiveun·ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for epigrammatical

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

Examples from the Web for epigrammatical

Historical Examples of epigrammatical

Religious meditation does not harmonise with epigrammatical satire.
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)
Leslie Stephen
He is full of clever and witty, paradoxical and epigrammatical, surprises.
The Black Cat
John Todhunter

Word Origin and History for epigrammatical

epigrammatic

adj.

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