sen·ten·tious 
(sĕn-tĕnshəs)
(sĕn-tĕnshəs)adj.
1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.
2. Full of or given to using aphorisms, especially in a pompously moralizing manner.
[Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententiōsus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion; see SENTENCE.]
sen·tentious·ly adv.
sen·tentious·ness n.