SENTENTIOUS

/sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: S1E1N1T1E1N1T1I1O1U1S1 = 11

Definition

  1. adjective abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing.
  2. adjective concise and full of meaning. — synonyms: pithy

Examples

  • “too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation- Kathleen Barnes”
  • “welcomed her pithy comments”
  • “the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams- Hervey Allen”

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