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- SENTENTIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The original Middle English sense of "sententious" was "full of meaning," a meaning adopted from Latin sententiosus (from sententia, meaning "sentence" or "maxim") In Modern English, too, "sententious" has sometimes referred to what is full of significance and expressed tersely
- SENTENTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
SENTENTIOUS definition: 1 trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying: 2 trying to… Learn more
- SENTENTIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Sententious definition: abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims See examples of SENTENTIOUS used in a sentence
- Sententious - definition of sententious by The Free Dictionary
sententious (sɛnˈtɛnʃəs) adj 1 characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms 2 constantly using aphorisms, etc
- sententious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation . . .
Definition of sententious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- sententious, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford . . .
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective sententious, three of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- sententious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious) Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so
- Sententious - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Definitions of sententious adjective concise and full of meaning “"the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen”
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