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Definition of Apothegmatic
1. Adjective. Given to or characterized by terse apothegms.
2. Adjective. Terse and witty and like a maxim. "Much given to apothegmatic instruction"
Similar to: Concise
Derivative terms: Aphorism, Apothegm, Epigram
Definition of Apothegmatic
1. a. Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
Definition of Apothegmatic
1. Adjective. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apothegmatic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apothegmatic
Literary usage of Apothegmatic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"An exception to this elaborated structure, sometimes adopted to excellent effect,
is the apothegmatic ending: a terse and pithy short sentence gathering ..."
2. A Critical and Historical Introduction to the Canonical Scriptures of the by Wilhelm Martin Leberecht De Wette, Theodore Parker (1864)
"8, 9,) and others. Chap. xix. has some resemblance to that striking passage, Ex.
xxi.—xxiii.; there is the same apothegmatic character, the same reference ..."
3. The Poetry of the Future by James Wood Davidson (1888)
"His mind was apothegmatic, and his verse grew out of his mind naturally. ...
We select a short passage from one of his most apothegmatic poems, ..."
4. A History of German Literature by John George Robertson (1902)
"... however, to obtain a true idea of the wealth of apothegmatic wisdom which
Goethe poured forth in the last fifteen or twenty years of his life. ..."
5. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"Now he interwove great thoughts in apothegmatic method, again he dealt with daily
life in naive yet popular fashion, once more soared high above the mental ..."
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