— apothegmatic /ap'euh theg mat"ik/ , apothegmatical , adj. — apothegmatically , adv.
/ap"euh them'/ , n.
a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.
Also, apophthegm .
[ 1545-55; earlier apothegma apóphthegma, equiv. to apophtheg- (var. s. of apophthéngesthai to speak out; apo- APO- + phthéngesthai to speak) + -ma n. suffix ]