sententious

Speech parts

1. sententious - Adjective

2. sententious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.

Comprising or representing sentences; sentential.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pithy concise aphoristic curt telegraphic short significant oratorical brief pointed compact pregnant summary elliptical abrupt
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Antonyms

long lengthy diffuse boring tedious approving
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Related terms

sentential

Phrases with the word

sententious truth

Examples

welcomed her pithy comments Source: Internet

the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams Source: Internet

too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sententiarist sententiary sententiosity sententious truth sententiously sententiousness