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pithy
(redirected from pithiest)

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pith·y  (pth)
adj. pith·i·er, pith·i·est
1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
2. Consisting of or resembling pith.

pithi·ly adv.
pithi·ness n.

pithy [ˈpɪθɪ]
adj pithier, pithiest
1. terse and full of meaning or substance
2. of, resembling, or full of pith
pithily  adv
pithiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pithy - concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

pithy
Translations
pithy [ˈpɪθɪ] ADJ (pithier (compar) (pithiest (superl))) (Bot) → con mucho blanco en la cáscara (fig) (= terse) [statement, comment, style] → sucinto, conciso
pithy [ˈpɪθi] adj [comment, saying, advice, description, dialogue] → lapidaire
pithy
adj (+er) (Bot) → reich an Mark; oranges etcdickschalig; (fig)prägnant, markig; pithy remarksKraftsprüche pl
pithy [ˈpɪθɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fig) (argument) → vigoroso/a; (remarks) → arguto/a; (account) → conciso/a
pithy [ˈpɪθɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fig) (argument) → vigoroso/a; (remarks) → arguto/a; (account) → conciso/a


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