Definition of sententious

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  • sententious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • sententious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • sententious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of sententious

  • concise and full of meaning (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams

    Synonyms

    1. pithy
  • abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing (adjective)

    Examples

    1. too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation

See definition of sententious in Merriam Webster