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Definition of Pithiness - 3 dictionary results

pith⋅y

[pith-ee]
–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, -y 1


pith⋅i⋅ly, adverb
pith⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. succinct, pointed, meaty, concise.
pith·y   (pĭth'ē)   
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.

Pithiness

Pith"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being pithy.
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