aph·o·ris·tic \|afə|ristik\adjective Etymology: Greek aphoristikos delimiting, aphoristic, from (assumed) aphoristos (verbal of aphorizein) + -ikos -ic 1.: of, resembling, or characterized by aphorisms : terse, pithy < the suggestive virtues of the aphoristic style — Douglas Bush > 2.: given to the use of aphorisms < do not be brilliant and aphoristic — J.B.Cabell > • aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly\-tə̇k(ə)lē\adverb