Sententiousness

Sententiousness
Sententious Sen*ten"tious, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [1913 Webster]

How he apes his sire, Ambitiously sententious! --Addison. [1913 Webster]

2. Comprising or representing sentences; sentential. [Obs.] ``Sententious marks.'' --Grew. [1913 Webster] -- {Sen*ten"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Sen*ten"tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • sententiousness — sententious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. DERIVATIVES sententiously adverb sententiousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «full of meaning or wisdom»: from Latin sententia opinion …   English terms dictionary

  • sententiousness — noun see sententious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sententiousness — See sententiously. * * * …   Universalium

  • sententiousness — noun The state or condition of being sententious …   Wiktionary

  • sententiousness — sen ten·tious·ness || sen tenʃəsnɪs n. sanctimoniousness, self righteousness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sententiousness — n. Pithiness, terseness, point, vigor, compactness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • sententiousness — sen·ten·tious·ness …   English syllables

  • sententiousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being sententious …   Useful english dictionary

  • Preciosity — Pre ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. { ties}. [F. pr[ e]ciosit[ e], OF. also precieuset[ e].] Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French pr[ e]cieuses of the 17th century. He had the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -ties — Preciosity Pre ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. { ties}. [F. pr[ e]ciosit[ e], OF. also precieuset[ e].] Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French pr[ e]cieuses of the 17th century.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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