Definition of sententious

< sententia

senti >

sen·ten·tious    (sn-tnshs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. Terse and energetic in expression; pithy.
2. 1. Abounding in aphorisms.
   2. Given to aphoristic utterances.
3. 1. Abounding in pompous moralizing.
   2. Given to pompous moralizing.

---

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French sententieux, from Latin sententisus, full of meaning, from sententia, opinion ; see sentence

OTHER FORMS:
sen·tentious·ly(Adverb), sen·tentious·ness(Noun)