Aphoristic vs Laconic - What's the difference?
aphoristic | laconic |
of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
* Alexander Pope
* Welwood
As adjectives the difference between aphoristic and laconic
is that aphoristic is of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic while laconic is using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.aphoristic
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Adjective
(head)- The method of the book is aphoristic . — De Quincey.
laconic
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(Laconic phrase)Adjective
(en adjective)- I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes I return only yes, or no, to questionary or petitionary epistles of half a yard long.
- His sense was strong and his style laconic .