aphoristically
With brief wisdom
In the manner of an aphorism—a pithy, memorable statement of truth or principle.
Someone who speaks aphoristically compresses wisdom into brief, quotable form: He wrote aphoristically, each sentence standing alone like a proverb.
The style favors compression over elaboration.
In brief, forceful manner
- succinctlyIn few words
- terselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
- epigrammaticallyIn concise, witty style
sententiously · compactly · economically · elliptically · pointedly · incisively · crisply · curtly
Cited passage or price
- sayingShort, wise expression
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- adageTraditional pithy truth
dictum · motto · catchphrase · truism · platitude · axiom · byword · mantra
With mental sharpness
- wittilyWith clever humor
- quotablyWorth quoting
- memorablyIn a striking manner
- ironicallyWith opposite meaning intended
satirically · sardonically · drolly · epigram · quip · bon mot · wisecrack · repartee
As wisdom phrases state
- axiomaticallyAs unquestionable first principle
- sagelyIn wise manner
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
philosophically · insightfully · meaningfully · oracularly · sagelike · didactically · instructively · prescriptively
pithily
In brief, forceful manner
- succinctlyIn few words
- terselyIn few words
- laconicallyIn a brief manner
epigrammatically · sententiously · compactly · economically · elliptically · pointedly · incisively · crisply · curtly · briefly
quotation
Cited passage or price
adage · dictum · motto · catchphrase · truism · platitude · axiom · byword · mantra · saw
cleverly
With mental sharpness
ironically · satirically · sardonically · drolly · epigram · quip · bon mot · wisecrack · repartee · wordplay
proverbially
As wisdom phrases state
- axiomaticallyAs unquestionable first principle
- sagelyIn wise manner
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
knowingly · philosophically · insightfully · meaningfully · oracularly · sagelike · didactically · instructively · prescriptively · judiciously
aphoristicallylong-windedly
In an overextended manner
verbosely · prolixly · wordily · discursively · ramblingly
aphoristicallyprosaically
In an unexciting manner
plainly · unmemorably · blandly · flatly · unremarkably