aphoristic

adjective

Definition of aphoristicnext
as in concise
marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning retorted with the aphoristic comment, "No one said life is fair"

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Recent Examples of aphoristic The script, written by Lowery, is filled with aphoristic barbs, especially from Sam. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aphoristic
  1. concise
  2. brief
  3. summary
  4. epigrammatic
Adjective
  • Does management provide timely, concise, accurate and decision-oriented information?
    — James Langabeer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Sirens, the Lotus-Eaters, and Odysseus’ father, Laertes, are all casualties of the relatively concise but splashy format.
    — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of concise
Adjective
  • Domestic deployments have generally been reserved for relatively brief moments of extraordinary unrest, major security threats or natural disasters.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Discussion of the matter during Monday’s meeting was brief and dismissed, as the agenda instead focused on potential CFP expansion to 16 and 24 teams.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of brief
Adjective
  • The judge considered hundreds of pages of evidence and testimony from San Diego officials, homeowners and their lawyers and determined that the city had not met the burden for what is called summary adjudication in any of the five causes of actions.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Such rights obviously do not include summary execution at sea.
    — Mary Ellen O'Connell, The Conversation, 4 Sep. 2025
Definition of summary
Adjective
  • The final section contains a collection of Akbar’s epigrammatic sayings.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But these perfect, epigrammatic fragments almost always communicate some sort of longing, if not for a better life, then for a more convincingly stoic face to wear through it.
    — Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of epigrammatic

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“Aphoristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aphoristic. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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