epigrammatically
- adverb
- /ˌɛpɪˈɡræmɪkli/
- Literature
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epigramáticamente
- Or as Locke had stated more epigrammatically in the Second Treatise: "Law in its true notion is not so much the limitation as the direction of a free and intelligent agent."
Examples
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The published text of Method confirms the possibility of religious experience, but does so almost epigrammatically.
Academic text (2001) -
She expressed her thoughts epigrammatically, capturing profound ideas in just a few clever sentences.
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His speech was delivered epigrammatically, filled with witty remarks that left the audience laughing.
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The author writes epigrammatically, using sharp, concise phrases that stick in the reader's mind.
Synonyms
To say something in a short, clever way that sounds like a wise saying
How Witty
Surface Forms
Morphology
epigrammatically = epigrammatic (transparent) = epigram + matic + ally
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ally' to the clear adjective 'epigrammatic'.
Etymology
The word epigrammatically comes from the short word epigram, from Greek parts epi- meaning 'on' and -gram meaning 'writing', and you can see the 'writing' root in familiar words like autograph and paragraph. So, to speak epigrammatically is to say something in a very short, clever, and sharp way, like a small written joke.