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pithy

UK/ˈpɪθi/ US/ˈpɪθi/ rare archaic
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

concise and full of meaning

  • “welcomed her pithy comments”
  • “the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams” Hervey Allen
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adverb

1.

in a pithy sententious manner

  • “she expressed herself pithily”
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Origin

From Middle English pithy, pythy, equivalent to pith + -y.

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