| / English Dictionary |
PITHY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Irregular inflected forms: pithier , pithiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concise and full of meaning
Example:
the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
Synonyms:
pithy; sententious
Classified under:
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
Derivation:
pith (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience)
pithiness (terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
