of or pertaining to epigrams; sharp, witty, concise
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Epigrammatic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Alt. of Epigrammatical
epigrammatic
\ep`i*gram*mat"ic\ (?), epigrammatical \ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al\ (?), ][l. epigrammaticus: cf. f. épigrammatique.]
1. writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet.
2. suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy.
Adjective
1. terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction"
(synonym) aphoristic, apothegmatic
(similar) concise
Epigrammatic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. Derived from the epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write oninscribe", this literary device has been employed for over two millennia.
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