pithy, sententious
(adjective) concise and full of meaning; “welcomed her pithy comments”; “the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams”- Hervey Allen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pithier
comparative form of pithy
Source: Wiktionary
Pith"y, a. [Compar. Pithier; superl. Pithiest.]
1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. Dryden. In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. Addison. Pithy gall (Zoöl.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly (Diastrophus nebulosus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
