SENTENTIOUSLY

pithily, sententiously

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

sententiously (comparative more sententiously, superlative most sententiously)

In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.

Source: Wiktionary


SENTENTIOUS

Sen*ten"tious, a.Etym: [L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.]

1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. How he apes his sire, Ambitiously sententious! Addison.

2. Comprising or representing sentences; sentential. [Obs.] "Sententious marks." Grew. --- Sen*ten"tious*ly, adv.

– Sen*ten"tious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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