| 单词 | pithy |
| 释义 | pithy (pɪθi ) Word forms: pithier , pithiest adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. [written] His pithy advice to young painters was, 'Above all, keep your colours fresh.' Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue. Synonyms: succinct, pointed, short, brief pithily adverb [ADVERB with verb] Emily Brontë said it best when she wrote pithily: 'Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.' Collocations: pithy quote It's a pithy quote, but it underplays what may turn out to be a serious crime. Times, Sunday Times Is the master of the pithy quote feeling all right? Times, Sunday Times Even now, as a habit, his brain must have whirred away at concocting that perfect pithy quote to repeat to every camera in the land. Times, Sunday Times They're the ones that recycle old leadership truths into pithy quotes. Times,Sunday Times |
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