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APHORISTIC
Definition of APHORISTIC
adjective
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, epigrams, or maxims; gnomic.
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Other senses
APHORISTIC carries 4 further meanings.
Having the character of aphorisms; resembling aphorisms; in the form of an aphorism; stated in short, unconnected sentences; abounding in aphorisms.
adjective
In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences.
“an aphoristic style”
adjective
of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic
adjective
terse and witty and like a maxim
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀφορῐστικος (aphorĭstikos), equivalent to aphorist + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
APHORISTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 35 boards so far. 93 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
APHORISTIC starts with A and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACHIIOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of APHORISTIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start APHORI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found APHORISTIC?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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