Word of the Day! sententious (adjective) sen·ten·tious /senˈtenCHəs/ Adjective 1. Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. 2. Abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book. 3. Given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet. Usage tinyurl/ngram-sententious-ly "When he is not delivering sententious commonplaces or indulging in heavy whimsy, he makes an agreeable guide." - William Grimes "Mr Croup coughed sententiously and delivered his punchline." - Neil Gaiman "Your reasons at dinner have been sharp and sententious, pleasant without scurrility, witty without affection, audacious without impudency, learned without opinion, and strange without heresy. " - Shakespeare Etymology (Mid-15th Century) "full of meaning," from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.
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