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apothegmatic

apothegmatic adjective: relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

Adjective

apothegmatic (comparative more apothegmatic, superlative most apothegmatic)

  1. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
    • On R. H. Tawney, Professor Ashton is most discerning in his judgment of the humane radicalism and apothegmatic vigour that characterized a great teacher who studied the historical making of wealth, while thinking wealth vile.1963 December, “Rank and Power”, in Peter Quennell, Alan Hodge, editors, History Today, volume 13, number 12, London, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 809

Forms of apothegmatic

comparativemore apothegmatic
superlativemost apothegmatic
alternative formapophthegmatic

Origin of apothegmatic

Ancient Greek ἀποφθεγματικός (apophthegmatikós).

Words formed from apothegmatic

Questions about apothegmatic

What does apothegmatic mean?
Apothegmatic means relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
What part of speech is apothegmatic?
Apothegmatic is an adjective.

Words near apothegmatic in the dictionary

  1. apothecial
  2. apotheciate
  3. apothecioid
  4. apothecium
  5. apothegm
  6. apothegmatic
  7. apothegmatical
  8. apothegmatically
  9. apothegmatise
  10. apothegmatised
  11. apothegmatises

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