Definition
Variant of epigrammatic; relating to or having the characteristics of an epigram.
Etymology
From 'epigram' plus the suffix '-atical' (an alternative, more formal version of '-atic'). This longer form appears in older texts and maintains a more classical, scholarly tone.
Kelly Says
English loves having both 'epigrammatic' and 'epigrammatical'—they mean the same thing, but 'epigrammatical' sounds stuffier, which ironically makes scholarly writing less witty when trying to describe something witty.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُلَحَّن
mu-laḥḥan
BNবাংলা
উপমাসম
u-pa-ma-sam
CACatalà
epigramàtic
ep-i-gram-ah-tik
CSČeština
epigrammatický
ep-i-gram-mah-ti-cky
DADansk
epigrammatisk
ep-i-gram-mah-tisk
DEDeutsch
epigrammatisch
ep-i-gram-mah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
επικουρικό
ep-i-kou-ri-ko
ESEspañol
epigrame
ep-i-gram-ah-ti-kal
FAفارسی
کلیشهای
kalee-she-eh
FISuomi
epigramma
ep-i-gram-ma
FRFrançais
épique
eh-pee-k
HEעברית
אפיגרמטי
e-pi-gram-ti
HUMagyar
epigrammatikus
ep-i-gram-mah-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
epigram
ep-i-gram
ITItaliano
epigrammatico
ep-i-gram-mah-ti-ko
KMKM
ពាក្យស្រស់
peah-k-y-srah-s
KO한국어
짧은 속담
jjal-bun sok-dam
MSBahasa Melayu
epigram
ep-i-gram
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-pya
NLNederlands
epigrammatisch
ep-i-gram-mah-tish
NONorsk
epigrammatisk
ep-i-gram-mah-tisk
PLPolski
epigrammatyczny
ep-i-gram-mah-t-ski
PTPortuguês
epigramático
eh-pi-gram-ah-ti-ku
RORomână
epigrammatic
ep-i-gram-mah-tik
RUРусский
эпиграммный
ep-i-gram-nyy
SVSvenska
epigrammatisk
ep-i-gram-mah-tisk
SWKiswahili
epigram
ep-i-gram
TAதமிழ்
குறுஞ்சொல்
kurun-sol
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న వాక్యం
chinn-a va-ak-yam
TRTürkçe
epigramatik
ep-i-gram-ah-tik
UKУкраїнська
епіграматичний
e-pi-gram-at-ich-nyy
VITiếng Việt
ngắn gọn
ngan gon