What is "apothegmatic"

Apothegmatic \Ap`o*theg*mat"ic\, Apothegmatical \Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s.] Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

a. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.

1. adj. given to or characterized by terse apothegms [syn: apothegmatical]

2. terse and witty and like a maxim; "much given to apothegmatic instruction" [syn: aphoristic, epigrammatic]