sententious

sen·ten·tious  (sn-tnshs)

adj.

1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.

2.

a. Abounding in aphorisms.

b. Given to aphoristic utterances.

3.

a. Abounding in pompous moralizing.

b. Given to pompous moralizing.

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[Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententisus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion; see sentence.]

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sen·tentious·ly adv.

sen·tentious·ness n.

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sententious [sɛnˈtɛnʃəs]

adj

1. characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms

2. constantly using aphorisms, etc.

3. tending to indulge in pompous moralizing

[from Latin sententiōsus full of meaning, from sententia; see sentence]

sententiously  adv

sententiousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sententious - abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
	2.	sententious - concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen pithy concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

Translations

sententious [senˈtenʃəs] ADJ → sentencioso

sententious

adj, sententiously

adv → salbungsvoll

sententious [sɛnˈtɛnʃəs] adj (frm) → sentenzioso/a

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sententious [sɛnˈtɛnʃəs] adj (frm) → sentenzioso/a