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sentenciously

sentenciously is the obsolete form of sententiously.

Meaning of sententiously

Adverb

sententiously (comparative more sententiously, superlative most sententiously)

  1. In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.
    • "We shall see to-morrow," said the doctor. "We shall," replied Lady Anne, very sententiously.1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 155

Forms of sentenciously

comparativemore sentenciously
superlativemost sentenciously

Questions about sentenciously

What is sentenciously the obsolete form of?
Sentenciously is the obsolete form of sententiously.

Words near sentenciously in the dictionary

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

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