aphoristic
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Kate Riley follows Ruth from childhood to middle age, writing with kindness, hilarity and aphoristic brilliance about this eccentric woman, a lost lamb who never actually leaves the safety of the flock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The chapters are short; the tone is aphoristic; the eye for cultural and social detail is Tom Wolfe-like.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Where a recently-relapsed girl found solace and tenderness in “Rue”—an episode with the aphoristic alternate title that insists “Trouble Don’t Last Always”—our new titular teen finds very little to be hopeful about this time around.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2021
Short aphoristic chapters will therefore best answer the purpose.
From The Jewish State by Lipsky, Louis