|epə̇grə|mad.]ik, -pēg-, -at], ]ēk adjective
also ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal ]ə̇kəl, ]ēk-
Etymology: Late Latin epigrammaticus, from Latin epigrammat-, epigramma + -icus -ic, -ical
1. : having the form of, resembling, or suggestive of an epigram
the epigrammatic expression — “some are too foolish to commit follies”
the epigrammatic simplification by means of which fables please and … instruct — Times Literary Supplement
: pithy
epigrammatic style
2. : marked by or given to the use of epigrams
fairly short, extremely compact, epigrammatic essays — Antonio Iglesias
a jaunty, bulbous, epigrammatic Parisian of eighty — Holiday
• ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē, ]ēk-, -li\ adverb