PITHILY

pithily, sententiously

(adverb) in a pithy sententious manner; “she expressed herself pithily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

pithily (comparative more pithily, superlative most pithily)

In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point.

Source: Wiktionary

Pith"i*ly, adv.

Definition: In a pithy manner.

PITHY

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