adj. Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Containing or dealing in maxims; sententious.
In grammar, used in maxims or general statements; applied to express a universal truth: as, a gnomic aorist.
A contracted form of gnomonic.
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adj. relating to or containing gnomes
Word Usage
"When reviewers and prize jurors tout a repetitive style as "the last word in gnomic control," or a jumble of unsustained metaphor as "lyrical" writing, it is obvious that they, too, are having difficulty understanding what they read."