SENTENTIOUS

sententious. sententious, full of fine sentences, and speeches.

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sententious. Sententious, a. short and energetic

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Sen‐ten″tious (?), a.[[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.]] 1. 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.
How he apes his sire, Ambitiously sententious! Addison. 2. 2. Comprising or representing sentences; sentential. “Sententious marks.” Grew.
— Sen‐ten″tious‐ly, adv. — Sen‐ten″tious‐ness, n.