Epigram

ep′i-gram, n. any concise and pointed or sarcastic saying: a short poem on one subject ending with an ingenious thought.— adjs. Epigram mat′ic , -al , relating to or dealing in epigrams: like an epigram: concise and pointed.— adv. Epigram mat′ically .— v.t. Epigram′matise , to make an epigram on.— n. Epigram′matist , one who writes epigrams. [Through Fr. and L., from Gr. epigramma — epi , upon, gramma , a writing— graphein , to write.]