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sententious
sen·ten·tious S0269600 (sĕn-tĕn′shəs)adj.1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.2. Full of or given to using aphorisms, especially in a pompously moralizing manner.
[Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententiōsus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion; see sentence.]
sen·ten′tious·ly adv.sen·ten′tious·ness n.sententious (sɛnˈtɛnʃəs) adj1. characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms2. constantly using aphorisms, etc3. tending to indulge in pompous moralizing[C15: from Latin sententiōsus full of meaning, from sententia; see sentence] senˈtentiously adv senˈtentiousness nsen•ten•tious (sɛnˈtɛn ʃəs)
adj. 1. given to or abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims. 2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous. 3. of the nature of a maxim; pithy. [1400–50; < Latin sententiōsus meaningful] sen•ten′tious•ly, adv. sen•ten′tious•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sententious - abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnespretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" | | 2. | sententious - concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allenpithyconcise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
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Related to sententious: aphoristicSynonyms for sententiousadj abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizingRelated Wordsadj concise and full of meaningSynonymsRelated Words |