n.1 a short poem with a witty ending.
2 a pointed saying.
3 a pointed mode of expression.
Derivatives:
epigrammatic adj. epigrammatically adv. epigrammatist n. epigrammatize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).
Etymology: F {eacute}pigramme or L epigramma f. Gk epigramma -atos (as EPI-, -GRAM)