pith·y
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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. |
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Pithiness
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| pith·y
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adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est
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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