pithfuladj.
/ˈpɪθf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpɪθf(ə)l/ rare.
Full of pith, pithy; substantial, important; succinct.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > cell or aggregate tissue > [adjective] > of or having pith or soft internal tissue
pithful1548
pithy1562
fleshy1577
carnous1601
musculous1601
medullary1620
medulline1620
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective]
sensiblea1393
eloquent1393
rhetoricc1450
mightya1500
pithy1529
grave1541
pithful1548
weighty1560
sappy1563
emphatical1567
fasta1568
thwacking1567
forceful1571
enforceable1589
energetical1596
eloquious1599
sinewy1600
emphatic1602
sinewed1604
strong1604
tonitruous1606
nervose1645
nervous1663
energetic1674
energic1683
strong1685
cogent1718
lapidary1724
forcible1726
authoritative1749
terse1777
telling1819
vigorous1821
sturdy1822
tonitruant1861
meaty1874
vertebrate1882
energized1887
jawy1898
heavy1970
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] > concise and forcible
pithy1529
pithful1548
sappy1563
fasta1568
compact1576
close1670
terse1777
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark ii. f. 24 This strong and pithful Philosophy.
1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 96 For as in tracing These pithfull Rushes, such as are aloft, By those that rais'd them presently are brought Beneath vnseene.
1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 14 Pickin' out pithfu' texts, and strang.
1866 Dublin Univ. Mag. Dec. 610/1 Though his symbolical narratives, which he [sc. Rabelais] compares to a ‘medullary bone’, convey a pithful and important meaning, he is far from personally denouncing ecclesiastical dignitaries.
1989 Forbes (Nexis) 19 Jan. 25 U.S. presidents and Japanese prime ministers have found his pithful advice and his penetrating perceptions invaluable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1548