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sen·ten·tious·ly, adverb
non·sen·ten·tious, adjective
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non·sen·ten·tious·ness, noun
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2. preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.
2. preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.
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sententious
1440, "full of meaning," from M.Fr. sententieux, from L. sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "opinion, maxim" (see sentence). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1598.
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