gnomically

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adverb

In a gnomic manner.

“"The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10.”

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Meanings

adverbgnomically (comparative more gnomically, superlative most gnomically)

comparative more gnomically · superlative most gnomically

  1. In a gnomic manner.

    "The only thing he could say, rather gnomically, was, 'It'll do very well in Japan.'" - Loach's love of misery, The Week, 1 September 2007, 629, 10.

Origin

From gnomic + -ally.

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APA

gnomically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomically

MLA

“gnomically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gnomically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnomically.

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