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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