English adjective: telegraphic | |||
1. | telegraphic of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph | ||
Samples | A telegraphic machine. Telegraphic news reports. | ||
2. | telegraphic having the style of a telegram with many short words left out | ||
Samples | Telegraphic economy of words. The strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics. | ||
Similar | concise | ||
Antonyms | prolix | ||