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单词 pithy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pith•y /ˈpɪθi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. brief, forceful, and to the point:a pithy observation.
  2. of, like, or having much pith.
pith•i•ly /ˈpɪθəli/USA pronunciation  adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pith•y  (pith′ē),USA pronunciation adj., pith•i•er, pith•i•est. 
  1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression;
    full of vigor, substance, or meaning;
    terse;
    forcible:a pithy observation.
  2. of, like, or abounding in pith.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see pith, -y1
pith′i•ly, adv. 
pith′i•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged succinct, pointed, meaty, concise.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pithy /ˈpɪθɪ/ adj (pithier, pithiest)
  1. terse and full of meaning or substance
  2. of, resembling, or full of pith

ˈpithily adv ˈpithiness n
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