Sententious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |senˈtenʃəs|  American pronunciation of the word sententious
Brit.  |senˈtenʃəs|  British pronunciation of the word sententious

adjective

- abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation
- concise and full of meaning (syn: pithy)
the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams

Extra examples

...a sententious crank who has written countless letters to the editor about the decline in family values...

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