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Webster 1913 Edition
Sententious
Sen-ten′tious
,Adj.
[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
truthHow he apes his sire,
Ambitiously
Ambitiously
sententious
! Addison.
2.
Comprising or representing sentences; sentential.
[Obs.]
“Sententious marks.” Grew.
Sen-ten′tious-ly
, adv.
Sen-ten′tious-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sententious
SENTEN'TIOUS
,Adj.
1. Abounding with sentences, axioms and maxims; short and energetic; as a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.
How he apes his sire,
Ambitiously sententious. Addison.
2. Comprising sentences; as sententious marks.
[This should be sentential.]
Definition 2024
sententious
sententious
English
Adjective
sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious)
- (obsolete) Full of meaning.
- Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.
Synonyms
- (using as few words as possible): concise, pithy
- (tending to use aphorisms): aphoristic
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
obsolete: full of meaning
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using as few words as possible
tending to use aphorisms or maxims
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