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  • Epigrammatically — Ep i*gram*mat ic*al*ly, adv. In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • epigrammatically — adverb In a manner suggesting of an epigram …   Wiktionary

  • epigrammatically — adv. in an epigrammatic manner; wittily, cleverly, tersely …   English contemporary dictionary

  • epigrammatically — ep·i·gram·mat·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

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  • epigrammatic — epigrammatically, adv. epigrammatism /ep i gram euh tiz euhm/, n. /ep i greuh mat ik/, adj. 1. of or like an epigram; terse and ingenious in expression. 2. containing or favoring the use of epigrams. Also, epigrammatical. [1695 1705; < L… …   Universalium

  • epigrammatic — adjective Date: 1694 1. of, relating to, or resembling an epigram 2. marked by or given to the use of epigrams • epigrammatically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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