gnomic
adjective
[ ˈnəʊmɪk ]
• expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms.
• "that most gnomic form, the aphorism"
Origin:
early 19th century: from Greek gnōmikos (perhaps via French gnomique ), from gnōmē ‘thought, judgement’, (plural) gnōmai ‘sayings, maxims’, related to gignōskein ‘know’.
