Epigrammatic meaning

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Of or having the nature of an epigram.
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Containing or given to the use of epigrams.
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Of the epigram or full of epigrams.
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Having the nature of an epigram; terse, witty, etc.
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Having the characteristics of an epigram.
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Containing or using epigrams.
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Origin of epigrammatic

  • Latin epigrammaticus from Greek epigramma epigrammat- epigram epigram

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Epigrammatic Sentence Examples

  • It aims less at clearness and vividness than at epigrammatic point.

  • The style is quaint and epigrammatic;.

  • His style ranges from the brilliancy of his youth to the sternness and sombre gravity of age, passing almost to poetic expression in its epigrammatic terseness.

  • The style of the Epodes is pointed and epigrammatic, that of the Satires natural and familiar.

  • Emerson's style is brilliant, epigrammatic, gem-like; clear in sentences, obscure in paragraphs.

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