1.
[syn: pithily, sententiously]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sententious \Sen*ten"tious\, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F.
sentencieux.]
1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of
meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a
sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.
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How he apes his sire,
Ambitiously sententious! --Addison.
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2. Comprising or representing sentences; sentential. [Obs.]
"Sententious marks." --Grew.
[1913 Webster] -- Sen*ten"tious*ly, adv. --
Sen*ten"tious*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sententiously
adv 1: in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself
pithily" [syn: pithily, sententiously]