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

Others thought Nietzsche’s aphoristic style—full of concise, powerful quotes like “Become who you are” and “What does not kill me makes me stronger”—would work really well on TikTok.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2022

And if we compare Vauvenargues with any of our English aphoristic writers, there is not resemblance enough to make the contrast instructive.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol 2 of 3) Essay 1: Vauvenargues by Morley, John