sententious

1. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
2. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims; especially, to such an extent as to engage in trite moralizing, even self-righteously so.
3. (obsolete) Full of meaning.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛnˈtɛn.ʃəs/

Etymology

From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).

Synonyms

concise

laconic

pithy

terse

brief

curt

grandiloquent

drab

dull

epigrammatic

flamboyant

handsome

heavy

hifalutin

high-flown

humdrum

magniloquent

material

medullary

notable

orotund

outstanding

pompous

pontifical

preachy

prolix

purple

sealed

semantic

serried

short

significant

succinct

summary

telegraphic

tight

tight-knit

tightlipped

tumid

turgid

uninteresting

aphoristic

tightly knit

bombastic

close

compact

considerable

conspicuous

dense

Translations

sentencieux

laconique

sentenzioso

sentencioso

manalı

tumturaklı

sententiosus

concis

succint

sentencjonalny

sentencioso

πληκτικός

moralistisch

σύντομος

αποφθεγματικός