|afə|ristik adjective
Etymology: Greek aphoristikos delimiting, aphoristic, from (assumed) aphoristos (verbal of aphorizein ) + -ikos -ic
1. : of, resembling, or characterized by aphorisms : terse , pithy
the suggestive virtues of the aphoristic style — Douglas Bush
2. : given to the use of aphorisms
do not be brilliant and aphoristic — J.B.Cabell
• aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb