Aphoristic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the character of aphorisms; resembling aphorisms; in the form of an aphorism; stated in short, unconnected sentences; abounding in aphorisms.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. terse and witty and like a maxim
  • adjective. containing aphorisms or maxims
  • Word Usage
    "Both are brief and although the criticisms of Hegel are clearly intelligible, the statements constituting the “new philosophy” are often rhetorical and aphoristic, which is one of the reasons they are often judged to be unsatisfactory as philosophy."
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