aphoristic

[ af-uh-ris-tik ]

/ ˌæf əˈrɪs tɪk /

of, like, or containing aphorisms: His sermons were richly aphoristic.

given to making or quoting aphorisms.

Origin of aphoristic

From the Greek word aphoristikós, dating back to 1745–55. See aphorist, -ic

aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·aph·o·ris·tic, adjective non·aph·o·ris·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Perhaps her genius is best appreciated in her sly, aphoristic brevity.

Nora Ephron’s Best Quotes |Jimmy So |June 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
His comments are aphoristic or oracular, but often infused with wit.

Stephen Hawking 70th-Birthday Salute |Martin Rees |January 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Still, the importance of the subject requires that some points should be given, be they ever so aphoristic.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
But in addition there is much wisdom and a remarkable power of casting his observations into a compact, aphoristic form.

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature |John W. Cousin

Many are tied up in aphoristic bundles for better preservation.

Beast and Man in India |John Lockwood Kipling
We have here a curious specimen of aphoristic poetry, the idea borrowed probably from the Proverbs of Solomon.

Dean of Lismore's Book |Various
Such dissimilar matters, coming from all quarters, were melted down into this vast body of aphoristic knowledge.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Isaac Disraeli

aphoristic

/ (ˌæfəˈrɪstɪk) /

of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism

tending to write or speak in aphorisms