aphoristic
pronunciation
How to pronounce aphoristic in British English:
UK [ˌæfə'rɪstɪk]
How to pronounce aphoristic in American English:
US [ˌæfə'rɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- containing aphorisms or maxims
- terse and witty and like a maxim
Word Origin
- aphoristic (adj.)
- 1753, from Greek aphoristikos (see aphorism). Aphoristically is from 1650s.
Example
- 1. Although highly readable , the book is not self-consciously aphoristic or simplifying .
- 2. His teachings may be found in the analects of confucius , a collection of " brief aphoristic fragments " , which was compiled many years after his death .
- 3. The menu of lessons offered to children between the ages of six to eight have been developed from aphoristic suggestions made by rudolf steiner combined with further initiatives taken by generations of waldorf teachers working in their own local cultural situation .