1. (adj)axiomatic, aphoristic containing aphorisms or maxims Synonyms: aphoristic, self-evident, taken for granted(p), axiomatical, apothegmatic, postulational, axiomatic, epigrammatic Antonyms: prolix
2. (adj)aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic terse and witty and like a maxim Synonyms: apothegmatic, epigrammatic, axiomatic, apothegmatical, aphoristic Antonyms: prolix