epigrammatical

ep·i·gram·mat·ic

(ĕp′ĭ-grə-măt′ĭk) also ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Of or having the nature of an epigram.

2. Containing or given to the use of epigrams.

[Latin epigrammaticus, from Greek epigramma, epigrammat-, epigram; see epigram.]

ep′i·gram·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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epigrammatical

adjective

Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent:

aphoristic, compact, epigrammatic, marrowy, pithy.

Informal: brass-tacks.

Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point.

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epigrammatical

[ˌɛpɪgrəˈmætɪk/əl] epigrammatic [ˌɛpɪgrəˈmætɪk] adj → epigrammatico/a

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