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sen⋅ten⋅tious

  [sen-ten-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
3. given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.
4. of the nature of a maxim; pithy.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L sententiōsus meaningful. See sentence, -ous

Related forms:
sen⋅ten⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
sen⋅ten⋅tious⋅ness, sen⋅ten⋅ti⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [sen-ten-shee-os-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms:
2. preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.
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sen·ten·tious   (sěn-těn'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.

    1. Abounding in aphorisms.

    2. Given to aphoristic utterances.

    3. Abounding in pompous moralizing.

    4. Given to pompous moralizing.

    1. Abounding in pompous moralizing.

    2. Given to pompous moralizing.


[Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententiōsus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion; see sentence.]
sen·ten'tious·ly adv., sen·ten'tious·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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