sententious

Letters that make sententious

s, o, e, n, t, i, u are letters that make 'sententious'

Words within sententious

sente, ti, te, NT, IOU, sen, en, SE, sent, ten, US, Io, tent, Se, Te, Ti are words within 'sententious'


2 possible definitions for 'sententious'

Sententious as "abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing"

Under this definition, sententious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to sententious

pretentious is similar to sententious.

Example of sententious used within this context

"too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes


Sententious as "concise and full of meaning"

Under this definition, sententious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pithy has the same meaning as sententious

Derivatives of sententious

core, essence, heart and soul, substance, heart, centre, inwardness, sum, marrow, center, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty, conciseness, concision, pithiness, succinctness are derivatives of 'sententious'.

Similar to sententious

concise is similar to sententious.

Example of sententious used within this context

"welcomed her pithy comments", "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen



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