epigrammatic

ep·i·gram·mat·ic

adj \ˌe-pə-grə-ˈma-tik\

Definition of EPIGRAMMATIC

1

: of, relating to, or resembling an epigram

2

: marked by or given to the use of epigrams

— ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly \-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of EPIGRAMMATIC

1. <Oscar Wilde's epigrammatic observation, “In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience”.>

First Known Use of EPIGRAMMATIC

1694

Related to EPIGRAMMATIC

Synonyms: aphoristic, apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, crisp, curt, elliptical (or elliptic), concise, laconic, monosyllabic, pithy, sententious, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse, thumbnail

Antonyms: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy

Related Words: abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), short, snippety, snippy; abbreviated, abridged, condensed, curtailed, shortened; meaty, substantial; meaningful, significant; well-turned

Near Antonyms: pleonastic, redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous; enlarged, expanded, supplemented; embellished, embroidered, exaggerated, inflated

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Rhymes with EPIGRAMMATIC

adiabatic, aristocratic, asymptomatic, axiomatic, diagrammatic, electrostatic, gerontocratic, homeostatic, idiomatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, monochromatic, paradigmatic, physiocratic, psychodramatic, psychosomatic, soap-operatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic