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epigrammatical

/ep-i-gruh-mat-ik/US // ˌɛp ɪ grəˈmæt ɪk //

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression.
    • : containing or favoring the use of epigrams.

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Examples

  • 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.