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pith·y    Audio Help   [pith-ee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, pith·i·er, pith·i·est.
1.brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
2.of, like, or abounding in pith.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see pith, -y1]

—Related forms
pith·i·ly, adverb
pith·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. succinct, pointed, meaty, concise.
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pith·y    Audio Help   (pĭth'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   pith·i·er, pith·i·est
  1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
  2. Consisting of or resembling pith.

pith'i·ly adv., pith'i·ness n.
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pithiness

noun
terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words [syn: conciseness] 

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Pithiness

Pith"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being pithy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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