aphorismicadj.
/afɒˈrɪzmɪk/ Having the form of an aphorism or aphorisms.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective]
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topic1581
apophthegmatical?1589
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1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. IV (ed. 7) 432 Said the Father of Physick in the depth of his aphorismick wisdom.
1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 264 The style of Junius is a sort of metre, the law of which is a balance of thesis and antithesis. When he gets out of this aphorismic metre.…
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