sententious meaning
UK US
sententious (adjective): abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing.
sententious has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sententious as an adjective
- abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
- too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation
Similar: pretentious
- concise and full of meaning
- welcomed her pithy comments
- the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
Synonyms: pithy
Similar: concise
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in US · 11-letter words
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