Vocabulary Word
Word: sententious
Definition: pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
Definition: pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
Sentences Containing 'sententious'
It is not that the Spanish idioms are so utterly unmanageable, or that the untranslatable words, numerous enough no doubt, are so superabundant, but rather that the sententious terseness to which the humour of the book owes its flavour is peculiar to Spanish, and can at best be only distantly imitated in any other tongue.
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::: heresy - opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic
::: fruitful - producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
::: vigor - active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous
::: seedy - run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
::: aegis - shield; protection; defense
::: insouciant - without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
::: trifling - trivial; unimportant
