aphoristic

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But when he got it right, his lyrics had an aphoristic directness that made them seem more hewn than written.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

That’s nothing new: For decades, Davis has specialized in aphoristic stories that thrive on wordplay, rhythm and irony while avoiding easy sarcasm or dad jokes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

At Bridgewater Hall, Selaocoe channeled this history through aphoristic pronouncements, telling the audience: “The future is in the past.”

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

Then she’d give me some sage, aphoristic advice.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

The play combines love intrigues, as absurd as those usual in contemporary plays, with lucid declamation and aphoristic moralizing.

From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.