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Definition of Sententiously
1. Adverb. In a pithy sententious manner. "She expressed herself pithily"
Definition of Sententiously
1. Adverb. In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily. ¹
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Definition of Sententiously
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sententiously
Literary usage of Sententiously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Doctor Claudius: A True Story by Francis Marion Crawford (1883)
"... "However," said Barker sententiously, "I must say it is in his favour. What we
want are facts, you know, Mr. Screw. Besides, if he had taken anything, ..."
2. The great experiment by Mary Molesworth (1860)
""This," returned Hyacinth, sententiously; " I believe she has snatched at the
opportunity of changing her name chiefly because she is tired of hearing you ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
""There's others that likes me as well, Bows, that has no money and that's old
enough," Miss Milly said sententiously. " Yes, d it," said Bows, with a bitter ..."
4. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in twenty-four volumes. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1868)
"Milly looked very grave and thoughtful, rubbing the white satin shoe. " Sure, if
he's no money, there's no use marrying him, Papa," she said, sententiously. ..."
5. Letters to His Son: On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh (1901)
"But, at the same time, whenever you are asked to play deeper than you would, do
not refuse it gravely and sententiously, alleging the folly of staking what ..."
6. Letters to His Son: On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a by Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Oliver Herbrand Gordon Leigh (1901)
"But, at the same time, whenever you are asked to play deeper than you would, do
not refuse it gravely and sententiously, alleging the folly of staking what ..."
7. An Inland Voyage, and Travels with a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson, James Cloyd Bowman (1918)
"Oui," added the cure, sententiously nodding; " comme ancien militaire — et comme
pretre ": " Yes," added the parish priest, sententiously nodding; ..."
8. An Inland Voyage, and Travels with a Donkey by Robert Louis Stevenson (1922)
"... sententiously nodding; " comme ancien militaire— ... Yes," added the parish
priest, sententiously nodding; "as an old soldier and as a priest. ..."
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