sententious
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
Etymology
From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/
- Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧tious
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious)
- Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.
- (obsolete) Full of meaning.
Synonyms
- (using as few words as possible): concise, pithy
- (tending to use aphorisms): aphoristic
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
obsolete: full of meaning
using as few words as possible
|
tending to use aphorisms or maxims
|