adj. 1 (of a person) fond of pompous moralizing. 2 (of a style) affectedly formal. 3 aphoristic, pithy, given to the use of maxims, affecting a concise impressive style. sententiously adv. sententiousness n.
[ L sententiosus (as SENTENCE) ]
SENTENTIOUS
Meaning of SENTENTIOUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012