PITHY


Meaning of PITHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɪθi ]

( pithier, pithiest)

A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. ( WRITTEN )

His pithy advice to young painters was, ‘Above all, keep your colours fresh.’...

Many of them made a point of praising the film’s pithy dialogue.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• pithi‧ly

Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as ‘what I play for a living’.

ADV : ADV with v

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