telegraphic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph

   “a telegraphic machine”

   “telegraphic news reports”
2. 2.

   having the style of a telegram with many short words left out

   “telegraphic economy of words”

   “the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics”

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Questions about telegraphic

What does telegraphic mean?

telegraphic means "of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in telegraphic?

telegraphic has 4 syllables: te-le-gra-phic. The stress falls on "gra".

Is telegraphic a common word?

telegraphic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.