epigrammatic

• Beschreibt etwas, das kurz, geistreich und treffend formuliert ist, ähnlich dem Stil eines Epigramms.

Describes something that is concise, witty, and pointed in expression, resembling the style of an epigram.

1. Terse and wittyC1formal

   Expressed in a short, clever, and memorable way, often like a maxim or proverb.

   Kurz und geistreich

   • His epigrammatic style made his speeches very quotable.
   • The author is known for her epigrammatic one-liners.
   • The review was full of epigrammatic observations about modern life.

   Synonymeaphoristiccompactconcisegnomiclaconicpithypointedsuccincttersewitty

   Antonymediffuselong-windedprolixverbosewordy