pithy
111Pithiness — Pith i*ness, n. The quality or state of being pithy. [1913 Webster] …
112Pithsome — Pith some, a. Pithy; robust. [R.] Pithsome health and vigor. R. D. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] …
113Sententious — Sen*ten tious, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [1913 Webster] How he… …
114Sententiously — Sententious Sen*ten tious, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [1913… …
115Sententiousness — Sententious Sen*ten tious, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [1913… …
116apothegm — noun Etymology: Greek apophthegmat , apophthegma, from apophthengesthai to speak out, from apo + phthengesthai to utter Date: circa 1587 a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation ; aphorism • apothegmatic adjective …
117mot — noun (plural mots) Etymology: French, word, saying, from Old French, from Late Latin muttum grunt more at motto Date: 1813 a pithy or witty saying …
118sententious — 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,… …
119sweet orange — noun Date: 1538 1. a. an orange (Citrus sinensis) that is probably native to southeastern Asia, has a fruit with a pithy central axis, and is the source of the widely cultivated oranges of commerce b. a cultivated orange derived from the sweet… …
120cane — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Occitan cana, from Latin canna, from Greek kanna, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian qanū reed, Hebrew qāneh Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a hollow or pithy and usually slender and… …
