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Epigrammatical

{

Epˊi-gram-mat′ic

,

Epˊi-gram-mat′ic-al

, }
[L.
epigrammaticus
: cf. F.
épigrammatique
.]
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
.

Definition 2024


epigrammatical

epigrammatical

English

Adjective

epigrammatical (comparative more epigrammatical, superlative most epigrammatical)

  1. Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
    • 2009 March 6, Dwight Garner, “Yours Ever, Sam”, in New York Times:
      He could be terrifically epigrammatical.