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epigrammatically, adv.|ˌɛpɪgrəˈmætɪkəlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an epigrammatic manner; with the terseness and ‘point’ befitting an epigram.
1823Edin. Rev. XXXVIII. 59 Who makes it almost a rule to say every thing epigrammatically. 1837Dickens Pickw. xv, ‘Person's a waitin',’ said Sam, epigrammatically. 1882J. Hawthorne Fort. Fool i. xx, To put it epigrammatically—if you were to leave me a thousand pounds as a legacy, I would chuck it into the fire. |