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Definition of Apothegmatical
1. Adjective. Given to or characterized by terse apothegms.
Definition of Apothegmatical
1. Adjective. Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apothegmatical
Literary usage of Apothegmatical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... keeper of a medicine shop ; a compounder APP of medicines, or one who practises
the art of medicine. the art APOTHEGM, ns See APOPHTHEGM. apothegmatical ..."
2. The Calamities and Quarrels of Authors: With Some Inquiries Respecting Their by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1868)
"0 'tis a precious apothegmatical pedant." It was the foible of Harvey to wish to
conceal the humble avocation of his father: this forms a perpetual source ..."
3. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (1867)
"O 'tis a precious apothegmatical pedant." It was the foible of Harvey to wish to
conceal the humble avocation of his father: this forms a perpetual source ..."
4. The British Essayists edited by Alexander Chalmers (1807)
"The father of dramatic criticism has told us, that Tragedy ‘purges the passions
by exciting them:' a proposition, which from it3 short apothegmatical form, ..."
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