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  2. SENTENTIOUS definition: 1. trying to appear wise, intelligent, and important, in a way that is annoying: 2. trying to…. Learn more.

  3. a. : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression. b. : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing. 2. : terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : pithy, epigrammatic. sententiously adverb. sententiousness noun. Did you know?

  4. Definitions of sententious. adjective. concise and full of meaning. “"the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen” synonyms: pithy. breviloquent, concise. expressing much in few words. adjective. abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing.

  5. Sententious definition: abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims. See examples of SENTENTIOUS used in a sentence.

  6. sententious. (sɛnˈtɛnʃəs) adj. 1. characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms. 2. constantly using aphorisms, etc. 3. tending to indulge in pompous moralizing. [C15: from Latin sententiōsus full of meaning, from sententia; see sentence] senˈtentiously adv. senˈtentiousness n.

  7. Definition of 'sententious' sententious in British English. (sɛnˈtɛnʃəs ) adjective. 1. characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms. 2. constantly using aphorisms, etc. 3. tending to indulge in pompous moralizing. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.

  8. Definition of sententious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.