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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
- 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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