aphoristic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
aphoristic
    adj 1: containing aphorisms or maxims; "axiomatic wisdom" [syn:
           {axiomatic}, {aphoristic}]
    2: terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic
       instruction" [syn: {aphoristic}, {apothegmatic},
       {epigrammatic}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.
   [Gr. ?.]
   In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form
   of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.
   [1913 Webster]

         The method of the book is aphoristic.    --De Quincey.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "aphoristic":
      Spartan, abbreviated, abridged, aposiopestic, axiomatic, brief,
      brusque, clipped, close, compact, compendious, compressed, concise,
      condensed, contracted, crisp, curt, cut, docked, elliptic,
      epigrammatic, formulaic, formulistic, gnomic, laconic, pithy,
      platitudinous, pointed, proverbial, pruned, pungent, reserved,
      sententious, short, short and sweet, shortened, succinct, summary,
      synopsized, taciturn, terse, tight, to the point, truncated
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