apothegmatic

Thân thiện

The professor's apothegmatic style made his lectures memorable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Terse and witty, resembling a maxim: Describes a style of expression that is concise, clever, and similar to a proverb or a short, wise saying.
   • Characterized by or given to using apothegms: Describes a person, speech, or writing that frequently employs or is marked by the use of short, instructive, and pointed statements.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The professor's lectures were famously apothegmatic, filled with memorable, one-sentence insights.
  • Her apothegmatic style made her advice easy to remember but profound in meaning.
  • The book is a collection of his apothegmatic observations on life and politics.

Advanced Usage

• "Apothegmatic instruction": Teaching or guidance delivered in a concise, maxim-like manner.

  • The ancient text is valued for its apothegmatic instruction on ethical living.

• "Apothegmatic quality": The characteristic of being concise and proverb-like.

  • The strength of the speech lay in its apothegmatic quality, leaving a lasting impression on the audience.

Variants and Related Words

• Apothegm (noun): A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a maxim.

  • "Know thyself" is a famous apothegm attributed to Socrates.

• Apothegmatist (noun): A person who speaks or writes in apothegms.

  • He was known as a great apothegmatist of his time.

• Apothegmatically (adverb): In an apothegmatic manner.

  • He replied apothegmatically, "Less is more."

Synonyms

• Aphoristic: Relating to or containing aphorisms; concise and witty.
• Epigrammatic: Expressed in a clever, amusing, and memorable way, often in verse.
• Pithy: Concise and forcefully expressive.
• Sententious: Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner; can also mean terse and energetic in expression.

Antonyms

• Prolix: Using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.
• Verbose: Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
• Discursive: Digressing from subject to subject; rambling.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. terse and witty and like a maxim
   • much given to apothegmatic instruction
2. given to or characterized by terse apothegms

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aphoristic
• epigrammatic
• apothegmatical