gnomic

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 12, 2026 is: gnomic \NOH-mik\ adjective Gnomic is a formal word that describes something cryptically said or written in few words. // The painter is notorious for offering terse, gnomic responses to questions about her work that leave interviewers and critics scratching their heads. See the entry > Examples: “Indeed, the album that ‘Michelangelo…