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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
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