gnomic Definition
gno·mic (nō′mik, näm′ik)
adjective
- wise and pithy; full of aphorisms
- designating or of a writer of aphorisms
Etymology: Gr gnōmikos < gnōmē: see gnome
gnomic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- utterance: Another was the eagle motif with the gnomic utterance ' Free enterprise works ' .
- remark: She just sat in silence, occasionally throwing out gnomic remarks I didn't understand.
- statement: This ( perhaps deliberately ) gnomic statement obscures the vexed question of the epistemological role of literary works qua literary works.
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