gnomic

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(nō′mik, näm′ik)

adjective

  1. wise and pithy; full of aphorisms
  2. designating or of a writer of aphorisms

Origin: Gr gnōmikos < gnōmē: see gnome

See gnomic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Marked by aphorisms; aphoristic: gnomic verse; a gnomic style.

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