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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  1. concise
  2. brief
  3. summary
  4. epigrammatic
Adjective
  • Anika Dhar My opening note at final Tribal will be clear and concise.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Families can type or speak questions into a chat box, and Allison responds immediately with concise, reliable answers.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of concise
Adjective
  • Anticipation without hesitation seems to be the style on view in my limited demo, yet there are still plenty of other examples in WIRED's brief ride.
    Ben Oliver, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Already a fan favorite, the song—widely believed to be inspired by her brief relationship with Jake Gylenhaal—was re-released as a 10-minute epic in 2021, alongside a short film, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien, directed by Swift herself.
    Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of brief
Adjective
  • It was delivered to the Task Force five days past the deadline, and contained less than four and half pages, more than half of which consisted of summary narratives.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The hermit kingdom is known for summary executions, abducting foreign citizens, and for hacking entertainment giant Sony.
    Sarah E. Mendelson, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2015
Definition of summary
Adjective
  • Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell (1791) The best and most entertaining biography ever written in English — addictive for its prescient, informal, racy prose and Johnson's epigrammatic precision and enduring decency.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Dylan is helplessly epigrammatic.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
Definition of epigrammatic
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