SENTENTIOUS


Meaning of SENTENTIOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: sen- ' ten(t)-sh ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, full of meaning, from Latin sententiosus, from sententia sentence, maxim

Date: 1509

1 a : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing

2 : terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : PITHY , EPIGRAMMATIC

– sen · ten · tious · ly adverb

– sen · ten · tious · ness noun

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