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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sen•ten•tious (sen ten′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims:a sententious book.
- given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
- given to or using pithy sayings or maxims:a sententious poet.
- of the nature of a maxim;
pithy.
- Latin sententiōsus meaningful. See sentence, -ous
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preachy, didactic, sanctimonious, moralistic.
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