/ ˈnəʊmɪk; NAmE ˈnoʊ-/ adjective
( formal ) ( of a person or a remark ) clever and wise but sometimes difficult to understand
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Greek gnōmikos (perhaps via French gnomique ), from gnōmē thought, judgement, (plural) gnōmai sayings, maxims, related to gignōskein know.