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telegraphic

[ tel-i-graf-ik ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the telegraph.
  2. concise, clipped, or elliptical in style:

    telegraphic speech.



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Other Words From

  • tele·graphi·cal·ly adverb
  • nontel·e·graphic adjective
  • pretel·e·graphic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of telegraphic1

First recorded in 1785–95; telegraph + -ic
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Example Sentences

“I prefer the Madonna as mother, our mother, and not a woman who’s the head of a telegraphic office, who sends a message every day at a certain time,” Francis told reporters in 2017.

Yeah, Winslow is a guy who writes hard-boiled crime fiction full of leggy, tough-talking dolls and guys with $70,000 watches and short, telegraphic sentences.

From Salon

As a grad student, Blackburn began trying her hand at this telegraphic style of storytelling.

Their motions and poses are often inscrutable, but their faces are sometimes telegraphic, contorting into open-mouthed expressions of amusement or agony as readable as the masks of comedy and tragedy.

It could also communicate with other instruments using telegraphic signals.

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