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epigrammatic

[ep-i-gruh-mat-ik] / ˌɛp ɪ grəˈmæt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
concise
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Ms. Cusk’s signal strength is her spotless, epigrammatic prose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

But he does remember hearing the warm laughter after his first barbed, epigrammatic zinger, and realizing that he could, in fact, do this.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024

Husson films “Mothering Sunday” in extreme close-ups and quick, epigrammatic shots, jumping back and forth in time to Jane and Josh’s meeting “before the boys were killed,” and forward to the 1950s and beyond.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2022

During the long development section of “Trio,” I adore a few briefer groupings of notes that reflect Young’s early enthusiasm for the Second Viennese School — particularly Webern’s epigrammatic style.

From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022

While the Adams style generated a host of memorable epigrammatic flashes, it was the worst-possible vehicle for sustaining the diplomatic niceties.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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