He has a pithy remark for every occasion.
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Pithy
/ˈpɪθi/
Synonyms for "pithy" (134 found)
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Adjective(9 words)
Noun(1 words)
concise phrasing
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condensedconnotationalconnotativecontractedcrispcurtcutdefinabledenotationaldenotativedockeddoughyedematouseffectiveellipticellipticalepigrammaticexpressiveextendedextensional
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figurativeflabbyfleshyforcefulformulaicformulisticfull of meaningfull of pointfull of substancegnomicindicativeintelligibleintensionalinterpretablelaconiclean
Noun(1 words)
editorial conciseness
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (67)
Adjective(14 words)
pointedpolitical compactquick summarysententiousshort thrustsnippiersnippysuccinctsuccinct wordingsuccinctesttelegraphictersetwo word directivewitty
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14 total sentences available.
He couldn't come up with a pithy barb on the spot.
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I miss Tom's pithy observations.
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The report is short and pithy.
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