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