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pithy
[
pith
-ee
]
Origin
pith·y
/
ˈpɪθ
i
/
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[
pith
-ee
]
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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;
Middle English;
see
pith
,
-y
1
Related forms
pith·i·ly,
adverb
pith·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
succinct, pointed, meaty, concise.
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World English Dictionary
pithy
(ˈpɪθɪ)
—
adj
,
pithier
,
pithiest
1.
terse and full of meaning or substance
2.
of, resembling, or full of pith
'pithily
—
adv
'pithiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
pithy
c.1300, "full of substance or significance," from
pith
. Figurative sense is oldest; literal meaning "Full of pith" not attested until 1560s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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