sententiously

Definition of Sententiously in English :

1. pithily, sententiously

in a pithy sententious manner

Example Sentences:
'she expressed herself pithily'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sententiously

adjective

1.

characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms

2.

constantly using aphorisms, etc

3.

tending to indulge in pompous moralizing

adjective

1.

expressing much in few words; short and pithy; pointed

2.

full of, or fond of using, maxims, proverbs, etc., esp. in a way that is ponderously trite and moralizing

adj.

1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.

2. Full of or given to using aphorisms, especially in a pompously moralizing manner.