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Gnomic [NOH-mik]  

Part of speech: adjective 

Origin: Greek, early 19th century  

1. Expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms. 

2. Enigmatic; ambiguous.  

Examples of gnomic in a sentence  

"He seemed incapable of original thought and spoke only in gnomic riddles."  

"The campaign speech excited the voters but remained gnomic in substance."

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