EPIGRAMMATIC


Meaning of EPIGRAMMATIC in English

— epigrammatically , adv. — epigrammatism /ep'i gram"euh tiz'euhm/ , n.

/ep'i greuh mat"ik/ , adj.

1. of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression.

2. containing or favoring the use of epigrams.

Also, epigrammatical .

[ 1695-1705; epigrammaticus epigrammatikós, equiv. to epigrammat- (s. of epígramma ) EPIGRAM + -ikos -IC ]

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