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[ pith-ee ] / ˈpɪθ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pithy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, pith·i·er, pith·i·est.brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation. of, like, or abounding in pith. Origin of pithyMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at pith, -y1 SYNONYMS FOR pithy1 succinct, pointed, meaty, concise. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pithy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pithypith·i·ly, adverbpith·i·ness, nounWords nearby pithypithecoid, pith helmet, Pithom, pithos, pith ray, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, Pitjantjatjara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pithyI had the pleasure of hearing one—a short, pithy gem called “The Italian System”—at a reading in Trastevere last month. Literary City: Taiye Selasi’s Rome|Henry Krempels|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST Each work is a pithy marvel that captures the languorous excitement (and sometimes the radiant gloom) of a summer day to remember. One Perfect Summer Day in Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow and Others|Matt Seidel|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Mandery knows when to be pithy and when to go long, like in passages about the subtleties of memoranda. This Week’s Hot Reads: August 19, 2013|Jen Vafidis|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was always alert to what was going on, and her comments were pithy and to the point. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan: The Ultimate ’80s Power Couple|George Shultz|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He defines Dynamic Inaction with one pithy aphorism: “When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.” When In Doubt, Mumble—Dynamic Inaction May Be Our Best Hope|Joe McLean|April 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST On opening the trench I stripped away the pithy outer stalks and found in almost all of them large sound hearts. In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur This is, in fact, a pithy summary of our most elementary and necessary wants. Social Rights And Duties|Leslie Stephen The one in the righthand corner is old, with a ragged pileus; the vertical section shows the pithy contents of the stem. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard Then comes his trial and condemnation, the account of which is most remarkable precise and pithy. The History of the Catnach Press|Charles Hindley The racial creed has been expressed at different times in a number of pithy expressions current in the Southern states. The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916|Various
British Dictionary definitions for pithy
adjective pithier or pithiestterse and full of meaning or substance of, resembling, or full of pith Derived forms of pithypithily, adverbpithiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pithyconcise, trenchant, laconic, terse, cogent, succinct, compact, crisp, curt, effective, epigrammatic, expressive, meaningful, meaty, pointed, short, significant, honed, short-and-sweet |