'Epigrammatic' definitions:
Definition of 'epigrammatic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic]
Definition of 'Epigrammatic'
From: GCIDE
- Epigrammatic \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic\, Epigrammatical \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al\, [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. ['e]pigrammatique.]
- 1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'epigrammatic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphoristic,
- apophthegmatic,
- apothegmatic,
- compendious,
- concise,
- laconic,
- piquant,
- pithy,
- pointed,
- proverbial,
- punchy,
- pungent,
- sententious,
- snappy,
- succinct,
- terse,
- trenchant,
- witty