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Telegraphic

adjective
1.
Of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph.  "Telegraphic news reports"
2.
Having the style of a telegram with many short words left out.  "The strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics"



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"Telegraphic" Quotes from Famous Books



... in telegraphic touch with a lawyer in the home county. Morning showed a considerable change of temperature in the frontier financier. He announced that, acting on legal advice, he would waive extradition. Lambert telegraphed the sheriff the news, requesting that he meet him at Glendora ...
— The Duke Of Chimney Butte • G. W. Ogden
... of the opposition to a foreign yoke was shown by the wars of Caesar, with reference to whom the Celtic patriot party occupied a position entirely similar to that of the German patriots towards Napoleon; its extent and organization are attested, among other things, by the telegraphic rapidity with which news was communicated from one ...
— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) • Theodor Mommsen
... not the person to gauge Maxwell's needs. On 27th September, I asked him to send up all available Australian—New Zealand Army Corps drafts and reinforcements, and, as you already know, am at present in telegraphic correspondence about these reinforcements coming straight here without being kept in Egypt ...
— Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 • Ian Hamilton
... direct; the official recommended her to accept the offer, and put the young gentleman out of his misery. The communication was written in a large hand, about twelve words to a page, and liberally underlined. Printed in the corner were a telegraphic address, a telephone number, directions concerning nearest railway station. ...
— Love at Paddington • W. Pett Ridge
... "Sent a telegraphic communication at the last moment. No, I haven't seen her. But stay, there's Matilda wanting to speak to ...
— Australia Felix • Henry Handel Richardson


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