PITHY

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


Etymology

Adjective

pithy (comparative pithier, superlative pithiest)

Concise and meaningful.

Of, like, or abounding in pith.

Synonyms

• (brief and to the point): terse, concise, laconic, succinct

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



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