aphoristic

/æfəˈɹɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

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adj

"Over and above all this, the method of the book is aphoristic; and, as might be expected from that method, without a plan; […]"
"Hess was the first writer to express certain ideas which proved especially important in the history of Marxism, even though in his works they appear only in a generalized and aphoristic form."

From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphorĭstikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.

more aphoristic (comparative) most aphoristic (superlative)

aphoristically aphoristicity aphoristicness

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How do you pronounce aphoristic?

The recorded pronunciation is /æfəˈɹɪstɪk/.

What does aphoristic mean?

Where does aphoristic come from?

From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphorĭstikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.

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