sententious
About 0.15 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- adjective Tending to the frequent use aphorisms or maxims; especially, in a manner that is affected, trite or self-righteous.
His sententious remarks quickly bored the audience.
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- adjective Relating to a sentence; sentential.
Similar words
pithy concise pretentious laconic brief lean and mean short and sweet unflowery parsimonious nuanceless
Often followed by
and manner style brevity sayings wisdom remarks maxims in
Word family
sententiously sententiousness sententiousnesses
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