aphoristic
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Kate Riley follows Ruth from childhood to middle age, writing with kindness, hilarity and aphoristic brilliance about this eccentric woman, a lost lamb who never actually leaves the safety of the flock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The chapters are short; the tone is aphoristic; the eye for cultural and social detail is Tom Wolfe-like.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Others thought Nietzsche’s aphoristic style—full of concise, powerful quotes like “Become who you are” and “What does not kill me makes me stronger”—would work really well on TikTok.
From Slate • Mar. 14, 2022
Often bright aphoristic sayings occur which are likely to print themselves on the memory of the reader.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus by Chadwick, G. A.
