telegraphic adjective2 •Of, or relating to the telegraph.It turned out to be no more than the weekly Reuter’s telegram sent as an ordinary letter from the nearest telegraphic office fifty miles away. — 1965 •Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.Her conversation, I soon found, was couched in the telegraphic style. “Weeds grow like house afire. Can’t keep even with ’em. Shall press you in. Better be careful.” — 1920 formsmore telegraphic · most telegraphic