epigrammatic
adjective
uk/ˌep.ɪ.ɡrəˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌep.ə.ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪk/literaturespecialized
relatingto ashortsaying orpoemthatexpressesanideain aclever,funnyway:
诙谐的Hispoemsare often epigrammatic andpolitical.他的诗常常是诙谐而又带政治性的。
Epigrammaticquotesfrom Virgil that haveenteredtheEnglishlanguageinclude"Fortunefavoursthebrave."
formal
expressingyourself using very few words, in aclever,funnyway:
Hespeakswith epigrammaticbrevity.
an epigrammaticriposte
Synonym
pithy
- He was ascholar, anessayist, and an epigrammaticpoet.
- Thescriptisfilledwithlinesthat aspire to be epigrammatic.
- He wasknownfor his epigrammaticripostes.
- In herletters, she could beeffortlesslyepigrammatic.
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- aphorism
- backchannel
- coin
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- declarative sentence
- defining
- dicta
- dictum
- epigram
- fronting
- idiom
- jawbreaker
- motto
- phrase
- proverbial
- sentence
- slogan
- soundbite
- tail
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