GNOMIC


Meaning of GNOMIC in English

adj.1 of, consisting of, or using gnomes or aphorisms; sententious (see GNOME(2)).

2 Gram. (of a tense) used without the implication of time to express a general truth, e.g. men were deceivers ever.

Derivatives:

gnomically adv.

Etymology: Gk gnomikos (as GNOME(2))

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.