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."]