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sententious

UK
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/
US
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/

Translations

sententiousadjective
more sententious
Comp.
most sententious
Super.
UK
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/
US
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/
His sententious remarks made the meeting unbearable.
Его напыщенные замечания сделали встречу невыносимой.
The book was filled with sententious advice.
Книга была полна морализаторских советов.
Additional translations
назидательный
поучительный
Synonyms
self-righteous
didactic
preachy
moralizing
pompous
Antonyms
long-winded
verbose
wordy

Definitions

sententiousadjective
Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.
The professor's sententious lecture on ethics left the students feeling more lectured than enlightened.
Expressed in a concise and pithy way; terse and full of meaning.
Her sententious comment summed up the whole meeting in a single sentence.
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