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Definition of "telegraphic" []

  • Of, relating to, or transmitted by telegraph. (adjective)
  • Brief or concise: a telegraphic style of writing. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "telegraphic" in a sentence
  • "The town is in telegraphic communication with the rest of the Republic."
  • "For a considering moment he sought his words, then he gave them in short, telegraphic sentences:"
  • "The staccato style of prose with certain words omitted is called telegraphic prose honed to perfection by James Ellroy and I think that it is a style not too often, if ever really, seen in the SF/F genre but those of us who read hard-boiled tales fall into it's rhythms pretty easily."