Sententious

[sen'tenʃəs] or [sɛn'tɛnʃəs]

Definition

(adj.) abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; 'too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation'- Kathleen Barnes .

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Definition

(a.) Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.

(a.) Comprising or representing sentences; sentential.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Pithy, terse, laconic, pointed, compact, full of meaning, very expressive, to the point, short and energetic.

Editor: Ryan

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Pithy, pregnant, thoughtful, axiomatic, antithetical, pointed, nervous,didactic

ANT:Dull, dry, inane, vapid, point, less, jejune, trashy, bald, watery, prosy

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