aphoristic
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism |
| 2. | tending to write or speak in aphorisms |
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Aphoristic
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Example sentences
As this policy went through various iterations and media representations, its naming and structure became more aphoristic.
The unconscious--mine, anyway--is rarely so aphoristic.
The wonder of his poem is that it has a melancholy melodiousness while retaining a tight aphoristic ring.
The unconscious-mine, anyway-is rarely so aphoristic.
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