aphorismatic,a.|ˌæfərɪzˈmætɪk| [irreg.f.Gr. ἀϕόρισµα, which was not used in the sense of its cognate ἀϕορισµός.] = aphorismic or aphoristic. 1822Edin.Rev. XXXVII. 136 Paley is rather dry and aphorismatic.1846O. Gregory Robt. Hall I. 85 Opinions..clothed in an aphorismatic terseness of language.