telegraphic
- Adjective:
- Resembling the concise style of a telegram: Characterized by the omission of many short words or unnecessary elements to achieve extreme brevity, similar to how telegrams were written to save cost.
- Relating to or transmitted by telegraph: Pertaining to the technology, system, or method of sending messages over long distances using electrical signals.
Adjective (Concise Style):
- His messages were always telegraphic, just the essential facts with no pleasantries.
- The patient's speech was telegraphic, lacking articles and connecting words.
Adjective (Relating to Telegraph):
- The museum displayed various telegraphic machines from the 19th century.
- They received telegraphic confirmation of the order's arrival.
"Telegraphic speech": A clinical term in linguistics and medicine describing a style of speaking characterized by short, simple phrases that omit function words (like "the," "is," "and"), often associated with certain aphasias or early language acquisition in children.
- After the stroke, his communication was limited to telegraphic speech.
"Telegraphic style": Used in literary or journalistic criticism to describe writing that is deliberately very concise and abrupt.
- The author's telegraphic style creates a sense of urgency and immediacy.
- Telegraph (n/v): The device or system for sending messages; to send a message by telegraph or to convey something non-verbally very clearly.
- Telegraphically (adv): In a telegraphic manner; very concisely.
- He replied telegraphically: "Arriving 8 PM. Station."
- Concise: Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.
- Laconic: Using very few words.
- Breviloquent: Speaking briefly.
- Terse: Sparing in the use of words, sometimes to the point of rudeness.
- Abbreviated: Shortened; cut short.
"In telegraphic style": Written or spoken with extreme conciseness.
- The instructions were written in telegraphic style: "Assemble parts A-B. Insert here. Tighten screw."
"Telegraphic transfer": A method of electronic funds transfer, often used for international transactions (historically done by telegraph). While this is a compound term, it illustrates the adjective's application in finance.
- Payment was made via telegraphic transfer.
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having the style of a telegram with many short words left out
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telegraphic economy of words
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the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics
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of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
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a telegraphic machine
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telegraphic news reports
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