telegraphic

[ tel-i-graf-ik ]

/ ˌtɛl ɪˈgræf ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to the telegraph.

concise, clipped, or elliptical in style: telegraphic speech.

Origin of telegraphic

First recorded in 1785–95; telegraph + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM telegraphic

tel·e·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·graph·ic, adjectivepre·tel·e·graph·ic, adjective

Words nearby telegraphic

telegony, telegram, telegraph, telegraph buoy, telegraphese, telegraphic, telegraphone, telegraph plant, telegraphy, Telegu, telehealth

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Example sentences from the Web for telegraphic

Yet McMurtry writes in a telegraphic style that does in sentences what others do in pages.
Larry McMurtry on the Villainous Custer and the Myths of the West|Nick Romeo|November 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Very soon there would even be a telegraphic cable laid to the mainland.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
He flung his arms wide, and up, and wide again, in an improvised adaption of the telegraphic alphabet to gesticulation.
Invasion|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Railroad, newspaper, and telegraphic bulletin of prices are carrying everything before them.
A Century of Science and Other Essays|John Fiske

Reaching the southern bank of the Tennessee, Hood asked to be relieved, and a telegraphic order assigned me to the duty.
Destruction and Reconstruction:|Richard Taylor
It was erected in 1870–74, and is entirely devoted to telegraphic business.
Sixty Years a Queen|Sir Herbert Maxwell

British Dictionary definitions for telegraphic

telegraphic

/ (ˌtɛlɪˈɡræfɪk) /

adjective

used in or transmitted by telegraphy

of or relating to a telegraph

having a concise style; clippedtelegraphic speech

Derived forms of telegraphic

telegraphically, adverb

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单词	telegraphic
释义	telegraphic [ tel-i-graf-ik ] / ˌtɛl ɪˈgræf ɪk / adjective of or relating to the telegraph. concise, clipped, or elliptical in style: telegraphic speech. Origin of telegraphic First recorded in 1785–95; telegraph + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM telegraphic tel·e·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·graph·ic, adjectivepre·tel·e·graph·ic, adjective Words nearby telegraphic telegony, telegram, telegraph, telegraph buoy, telegraphese, telegraphic, telegraphone, telegraph plant, telegraphy, Telegu, telehealth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telegraphic Yet McMurtry writes in a telegraphic style that does in sentences what others do in pages. Larry McMurtry on the Villainous Custer and the Myths of the West\|Nick Romeo\|November 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Very soon there would even be a telegraphic cable laid to the mainland. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science\|Various He flung his arms wide, and up, and wide again, in an improvised adaption of the telegraphic alphabet to gesticulation. Invasion\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins Railroad, newspaper, and telegraphic bulletin of prices are carrying everything before them. A Century of Science and Other Essays\|John Fiske Reaching the southern bank of the Tennessee, Hood asked to be relieved, and a telegraphic order assigned me to the duty. Destruction and Reconstruction:\|Richard Taylor It was erected in 1870–74, and is entirely devoted to telegraphic business. Sixty Years a Queen\|Sir Herbert Maxwell British Dictionary definitions for telegraphic telegraphic / (ˌtɛlɪˈɡræfɪk) / adjective used in or transmitted by telegraphy of or relating to a telegraph having a concise style; clippedtelegraphic speech Derived forms of telegraphic telegraphically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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