Dictionary
sen•ten•tious
Pronunciation: (sen-ten'shus), [key]—
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.
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