sententious
sen·ten·tious
sententious · more sententious · most sententious
афористичный, краткий, сжатый, лаконичный
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Using as few words as possibleUsing as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
/sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/
Meaning
4 sensesUsing as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
афористи́чныйaforistíčnyj, кра́ткийkrátkij, сжатыйsžatyj
Tending to the frequent use aphorisms or maxims; especially, in a manner that is affected, trite or self-righteous.
His sententious remarks quickly bored the audience.
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нравоучительныйnravoučitelʹnyj, менторскийmentorskij, сентенциозныйsentencioznyj
(obsolete)Full of meaning.
concise and full of meaning
(obsolete)Relating to a sentence; sentential.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
using as few words as possible:
tending to use aphorisms or maxims:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
tending to use aphorisms or maxims:
Origin
From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).
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Forms
more sententious, most sententious| Comparative | more sententious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most sententious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymstending to use aphorisms:aphoristic
Close in meaning
- concise and full of meaning:pithy
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form