gnomic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or containing gnomes
    • gnomic verse

WordNet

Gnom"ic, Gnom"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Gnomic
  • Gnomical
)
Etymology
Gr. , fr. : cf. F. gnomique. See Gnome maxim.
Definitions
  1. Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic.
    A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry. G. R. Lewes.

Webster 1913