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SENTENTIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concise and full of meaning
Example:
the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
Synonyms:
pithy; sententious
Classified under:
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
Example:
too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation
Classified under:
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
