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aphoristic

adjective

Terse and witty and like a maxim

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
PH
Scrabble score
17

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Pronunciation

æfəˈɹɪstɪk

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adjective

  1. Terse and witty and like a maxim

    “Much given to apothegmatic instruction”

adjective

  1. Containing aphorisms or maxims

    “Axiomatic wisdom”

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Much given to apothegmatic instruction
Axiomatic wisdom

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