Dictionary Check: sententious

"sententious" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

Example: "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"
adjective

concise and full of meaning

Example: "welcomed her pithy comments"
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