aphoristically

adverb

as in sententiously

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aphoristically
  1. succinctly
  2. tersely
  3. concisely
  4. elliptically
  5. briefly
  6. crisply
  7. curtly
  8. pithily
Adverb
  • Siale succinctly said what everybody else was dancing around.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Late in life, Heilmann succinctly relayed the ambitions of her generation.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of succinctly
Adverb
  • That’s how Graeme McDowell tersely justified his reason for joining controversial LIV Golf in 2022.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of tersely
Adverb
  • Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Maybe Spain never quite produced a picture-book goal to concisely summarise their style and quality.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of concisely
Adverb
  • Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Definition of elliptically
Adverb
  • But the biggest news was the Macklin Celebrini mega-extension, which (briefly) set a new record for AAV.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Elsewhere in the Chicago area, west suburban Forest Park leaders and residents have recently debated what constitutes assisting federal agents after an ICE agent briefly tried to get away from a filming protester inside the village police station.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of briefly
Adverb
  • Colman, in stringy auburn hair, makes a crisply delectable antagonist (who is really, of course, on Ian’s side).
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Patrick injects a light touch into his scolding of restaurant staff when a tablecloth isn’t crisply ironed or cutlery and glasses are improperly placed.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of crisply
Adverb
  • Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Definition of curtly
Adverb
  • The director, recently freed from a malfunctioning elevator in a pithily Andersonian incident, made a brief appearance onstage with Murray.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of pithily
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