epigrammatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite terse and witty and like a maxim
    apothegmatic; aphoristic.
    • much given to apothegmatic instruction

WordNet

Ep`i*gram*mat"ic, Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al (Also<
  • Epigrammatic
  • Epigrammatical
)
Etymology
L. epigrammaticus: cf. F. épigrammatique.
Definitions
  1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an epigrammatical poet.
  2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or sallies of fancy.

Webster 1913