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pithiness

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pith⋅y

  [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; ME; see pith, -y 1

Related forms:
pith⋅i⋅ly, adverb
pith⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. succinct, pointed, meaty, concise.
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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