Synonyms for epigrammatic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ep-i-gruh-mat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ɪ grəˈmæt ɪk


Définition of epigrammatic

Origin :
  • 1704, shortened from epigrammatical (c.1600); see epigram.
  • adj concise
Example sentences :
  • He measured its value by its piquancy, by its adaptability to epigrammatic rhymes.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "Epigrammatic," said the King, shaking his finger sadly at him.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • In epigrammatic power, it was the strongest summary of the demands of the South.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
  • At Twickenham penned his caustic verse Epigrammatic, smooth and terse.
  • Extract from : « A Humorous History of England » by C. Harrison
  • Like most of his vocation, he was sparing of speech, and epigrammatic after his fashion.
  • Extract from : « In the Carquinez Woods » by Bret Harte
  • They were often graceful and epigrammatic, but always sterling in their value and full of thought.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • The negro is not witty or consciously humorous, or epigrammatic.
  • Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • His early humour is not epigrammatic, but cumulative and extensive.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain » by Archibald Henderson
  • "I choose death," he said, adopting the Wyandot's epigrammatic manner.
  • Extract from : « The Riflemen of the Ohio » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Mrs. Poyser is too epigrammatic; her wisdom smells of the lamp.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 » by Various

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