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epigrammatic

/ˌepɪɡrəˈmætɪk/adjective

उच्चारण एपिग्रमैटिक

सूक्तिपूर्ण, सारगर्भित और चुटीला

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adjective
  1. 1

    expressing an idea in a short and clever or amusing way

    सूक्तिपूर्ण, सारगर्भित और चुटीला

    • The speech was full of epigrammatic remarks.
    • an epigrammatic style of writing

    Synonyms witty pithy terse concise pointed

    Opposite long-winded verbose wordy

◇Word family
epigram noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

witty pithy terse concise pointed

Antonyms

long-winded verbose wordy

?Which word?

Do not confuse epigram (a short clever saying), epigraph (a quotation at the start of a book or chapter) and epitaph (words written on a grave).

Epigram (छोटी चतुराई भरी उक्ति), epigraph (किसी पुस्तक या अध्याय की शुरुआत में दिया गया उद्धरण) और epitaph (कब्र पर लिखे शब्द, समाधि-लेख) में भ्रम न करें।

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General knowledge

Oscar Wilde is famous for his epigrams, such as 'I can resist everything except temptation'.

Oscar Wilde अपने epigrams के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं, जैसे 'I can resist everything except temptation'।