telegraphic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English telegraphic From telegraph + -ic.
Meanings
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Of, or relating to the telegraph.
It turned out to be no more than the weekly Reuter’s telegram sent as an ordinary letter from the nearest telegraphic office fifty miles away.
1965, Chinua Achebe, Arrow of God, Penguin Classics (2010), page 182:
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Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
Her conversation, I soon found, was couched in the telegraphic style. “Weeds grow like house afire. Can’t keep even with ’em. Shall press you in. Better be careful.”
1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 8:This section is based on […] I am presenting the facts in a telegraphic fashion; for the sources, discussion and disagreements see the five scholars I listed.
2021, David Golinkin, “What is the Origin and History of the Bar Mitzvah Ceremony”, in Anat Helman, editor, No Small Matter: Features of Jewish Childhood:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more telegraphic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most telegraphic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pretelegraphic · electrotelegraphic · radiotelegraphic · pantelegraphic · nontelegraphic · stenotelegraphic · phototelegraphic · telegraphically
Translations (23)
de telegraphisch (of, or relating to the telegraph) · pl telegraficzny (of, or relating to the telegraph) · de telegrafisch (of, or relating to the telegraph) · gl telegráfico (of, or relating to the telegraph) · cs telegrafní (of, or relating to the telegraph) · gl telegráfico (brief or concise, resembling a telegram) · nn telegrafisk (of, or relating to the telegraph) · hy հեռագրական (of, or relating to the telegraph) · ca telegràfic (brief or concise, resembling a telegram) · de im Telegrammstil (brief or concise, resembling a telegram) · it telegrafico (of, or relating to the telegraph) · nb telegrafisk (of, or relating to the telegraph) · ru телегра́фный (of, or relating to the telegraph) · pt telegráfico (of, or relating to the telegraph) · es telegráfico (brief or concise, resembling a telegram) · pl telegraficzny (brief or concise, resembling a telegram) · fr télégraphique (of, or relating to the telegraph) · ar بَرْقِيّ (of, or relating to the telegraph) · hy հեռագրային (of, or relating to the telegraph) · es telegráfico (of, or relating to the telegraph) · uk телегра́фний (of, or relating to the telegraph) · ca telegràfic (of, or relating to the telegraph) · pt telegráfico (brief or concise, resembling a telegram)