— sententiously , adv. — sententiousness, sententiosity /sen ten'shee os"i tee/ , n.
/sen ten"sheuhs/ , adj.
1. abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
3. given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.
4. of the nature of a maxim; pithy.
[ 1400-50; late ME sententiosus meaningful. See SENTENCE, -OUS ]
Syn. 2. preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.