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sentencious

sentencious is the obsolete form of sententious.

Meaning of sententious

Adjective

sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious)

  1. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
    Synonyms:
    concise, pithy
  2. Tending to the frequent use aphorisms or maxims; especially, in a manner that is affected, trite or self-righteous.
    • His sententious remarks quickly bored the audience.
    Synonyms:
    aphoristic
  3. (obsolete) Full of meaning.
    • More ouer, towarde the acquiringe of maiestie, thre thinges be required in the o∣ration of a man hauyng autoritie, that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable1537, Sir Thomas Elyot, “Cap 2: The exposition of maiestie”, in The Governour, volume Book 2, London: Thomas Berthelet, page 101f
  4. (obsolete) Relating to a sentence; sentential.

Forms of sentencious

comparativemore sentencious
superlativemost sentencious

Questions about sentencious

What is sentencious the obsolete form of?
Sentencious is the obsolete form of sententious.

Words near sentencious in the dictionary

  1. sentenceth
  2. sentencewise
  3. sentencing
  4. sentencing range
  5. sentencings
  6. sentencious
  7. sentenciously
  8. Senteno
  9. Sentenos
  10. sentential
  11. sentential calculi

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