SENTENTIOUS


Meaning of SENTENTIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sen-ˈten(t)-shəs ]

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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