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pithy
pith·y P0335900 (pĭth′ē)adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est 1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.2. Consisting of or resembling pith.
pith′i·ly adv.pith′i·ness n.pithy (ˈpɪθɪ) adj, pithier or pithiest1. terse and full of meaning or substance2. of, resembling, or full of pith ˈpithily adv ˈpithiness npith•y (ˈpɪθ i)
adj. pith•i•er, pith•i•est. 1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; terse; forcible: a pithy observation. 2. of, like, or abounding in pith. [1300–50] pith′i•ly, adv. pith′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pithy - concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allensententiousconcise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" |
pithyadjective succinct, pointed, short, brief, to the point, compact, meaningful, forceful, expressive, concise, terse, laconic, trenchant, cogent, epigrammatic, finely honed a pithy comment
diffuse, long-winded, wordy, garrulous, loquacious, verbose, prolixpithyadjectivePrecisely meaningful and tersely cogent:aphoristic, compact, epigrammatic, epigrammatical, marrowy.Informal: brass-tacks.Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point.Translationsmarkigprägnantconcisomidollososugosasugosofyndigmargfull
pithy
Synonyms for pithyadj succinctSynonyms- succinct
- pointed
- short
- brief
- to the point
- compact
- meaningful
- forceful
- expressive
- concise
- terse
- laconic
- trenchant
- cogent
- epigrammatic
- finely honed
Antonyms- diffuse
- long-winded
- wordy
- garrulous
- loquacious
- verbose
- prolix
Synonyms for pithyadj precisely meaningful and tersely cogentSynonyms- aphoristic
- compact
- epigrammatic
- epigrammatical
- marrowy
- brass-tacks
Synonyms for pithyadj concise and full of meaningSynonymsRelated Words |