Sententious
/sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
- 2 Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so.
"His sententious remarks quickly bored the audience."
- 3 Full of meaning. obsolete
Adjective
- 1 concise and full of meaning wordnet
- 2 abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"His sententious remarks quickly bored the audience."
Etymology
From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).