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pithiness|ˈpɪθɪnɪs|
[f. pithy a. + -ness.]
The quality or character of being pithy; esp. in sense 3 of the adj., Fullness of meaning with brevity of expression; condensation and force of style; terseness, sententiousness.
1547–64Bauldwin Mor. Philos. (Palfr.) 18 With such pithinesse in his counsels. 1619R. Waller in Lismore Papers Ser. ii. (1887) II. 226 Much comendinge the grate pitthynes of your Lordships letters. 1813Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 225 Their version of the 15th psalm is more to be esteemed for its pithiness than its poetry. 1863J. G. Murphy Comm. Gen. iv. 7 This sentence has all the pithiness and familiarity of a proverb. |