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sententiously

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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.
[Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententisus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion; see sentence.]
sen·tentious·ly adv.
sen·tentious·ness n.
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Adv.1.sententiously - in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily"
pithily
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