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gnomic

[noh-mik, nom-ik] / ˈnoʊ mɪk, ˈnɒm ɪk /


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Alonso is a difficult person to read, and he can be gnomic when he speaks.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Wittgenstein’s central thesis is bold and bracing, while his gnomic aphorisms invite multiple, contradictory interpretations.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

The movie does signal its darkly comedic aims from the moment we first see the actor’s gnomic man-child frown, which by now is a ready signifier of emotional and psychological deficiency.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2023

It also deals a gnomic retort to “Marshes of Glynn,” a 19th-century poem steeped in antebellum nostalgia.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2023

I wasn’t sure what to make of this gnomic utterance.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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