|telə|grafik, -fēk adjective
Etymology: telegraph (I) + -ic
1. : of or relating to the telegraph
a telegraphic machine
: made or communicated by a telegraph
a telegraphic report
telegraphic news
2. : communicated over a distance as if by telegraph
stopped in answer to a telegraphic glance from his companion
3. : having the style of a telegram ; especially : short , concise , terse
with telegraphic economy of words — F.S.Mitchell
the author's telegraphic style with its verbless sentences and one-lined paragraphs — Grace Frank
4. : being a place for the receipt of telegrams
my telegraphic address while I am away from home
• tel·e·graph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē, -fēk-, -li adverb