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sententiously

sententiously adverb: in a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.

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
    • "It 's an ill wind dat blows nowhar, — dat ar a fact," said Sam, sententiously, giving an additional hoist to his pantaloons, and adroitly substituting a long nail in place of a missing suspender-button, with which effort of mechanical genius he seemed highly delighted.1851 June – 1852 April, Harriet Beecher Stowe, chapter 6, in Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly, volume I, Boston, Mass.: John P[unchard] Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Oh.: Jewett, Proctor &...

Forms of sententiously

comparativemore sententiously
superlativemost sententiously
alternative formsentenciously

Origin of sententiously

From sententious + -ly.

Questions about sententiously

What does sententiously mean?
Sententiously means in a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.
What part of speech is sententiously?
Sententiously is an adverb.

Words near sententiously in the dictionary

  1. sententiarists
  2. sententiary
  3. sententiosities
  4. sententiosity
  5. sententious
  6. sententiously
  7. sententiousness
  8. Senter
  9. senteries
  10. Senters
  11. sentery

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