non-aphoristically

adjective

of, like, or containing aphorisms: His sermons were richly aphoristic.

given to making or quoting aphorisms.

Origin:
1745–55; < Greek aphoristikós. See aphorist, -ic

Related forms

aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·aph·o·ris·tic, adjective

non·aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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aphoristic (ˌæfəˈrɪstɪk)

—*adj*
1.	of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
2.	tending to write or speak in aphorisms

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aphoristic

1753, from Gk. aphoristikos (see aphorism).

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