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

Cash and Delaney are both given to brief, aphoristic comments that provide added insight into who they are.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Then she’d give me some sage, aphoristic advice.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

His works are very clear in style, though aphoristic rather than systematic in the treatment of subjects.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various