"We shall see to-morrow," said the doctor. "We shall," replied Lady Anne, very sententiously.
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Sententiously
Synonyms for "sententiously" (6 found)
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3 translations across 3 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- sentenciosament adv (in a sententious manner)
French
1 entries- sentencieusement adv (in a sententious manner)
Spanish
1 entries- sentenciosamente adv (in a sententious manner)
Sample sentences
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"It 's an ill wind dat blows nowhar, — dat ar a fact," said Sam, sententiously, giving an additional hoist to his pantaloons, and adroitly substituting a long nail in place of a missing suspender-button, with which effort of mechanical genius he seemed highly delighted.
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He became very cool and collected all at once. ‘I am not such a fool as I look, quoth Plato to his disciples,’ he said sententiously, emptied his glass with great resolution, and we rose.
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