Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Adventures in Lexicology #17
Gnomic (/ˈnōmik/), adj. 1. Expressed in or of the nature 
of aphorisms. 2. Enigmatic; ambiguous. ["Emily 
Dickinson's most ardent readers and admirers have 
always loved her for her warmth, her gnomic humor 
and her deft, witty criticism of New England propriety."]

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