sententious

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; - Kathleen Barnes
  2. adjective concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen

Etymology

From Latin sententiōsus, from sententia (“opinion, purpose”).

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