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sen·ten·tious
 sententious
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing.
The old minister was well-known for his rather sententious sermons.Some of Benjamin Franklin's sayings were judged to be sententious. |
| definition 2: |
having many truisms or maxims.
Children's primers tended to be filled with sententious prose. |
| definition 3: |
rich in pointed, concise truths; pithy.
The Times published a brilliant and sententious editorial on this subject recently.- synonyms:
- pithy
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meaningful |
| derivations: |
sententiously (adv.), sententiousness (n.) |
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