1. relating to or denoting a verb form that expresses an action without reference to its duration or completion; indefinite in aspect
Usage: linguistics; grammar
2. lacking a specific time reference; not limited to a particular moment or period
Usage: formal; rare

Examples

• In Greek, the aorist tense is an aoristic verb form that simply states an action without emphasizing its duration.
• The aoristic aspect in linguistics describes actions viewed as complete wholes rather than ongoing processes.
• Linguists study aoristic constructions to understand how different languages mark verbal aspect.
• The aoristic nature of the statement made it difficult to determine exactly when the event occurred.
• Ancient Greek extensively uses aoristic forms in narrative texts.