aphoristic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphoristikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æfəˈɹɪstɪk/
Adjective
aphoristic (comparative more aphoristic, superlative most aphoristic)
- Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
- 1823, Thomas De Quincey, Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected (published in London Magazine)
- The method of the book is aphoristic.
- 1823, Thomas De Quincey, Letters to a Young Man whose Education has been Neglected (published in London Magazine)
Translations
of, relating to, or containing aphorisms
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