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Definition of Pithier
1. pithy [adj] - See also: pithy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pithier
Literary usage of Pithier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1905)
"In the language of Herbert Spencer, "there is no political alchemy by which you
can get golden conduct out of leaden motives," or, in the pithier phrase of ..."
2. The Contemporary Review (1871)
"In 1667, he published a much pithier treatise, on " Moral Gallantry," " a
discourse—wherein the author endeavours to prove that point of honour (abstracting ..."
3. My Study Windows by James Russell Lowell (1871)
"I hear again that rustle of sensation, as they turned to exchange glances over
some pithier thought, some keener flash of that humor which always played ..."
4. Report by Indians Rights Association (1904)
"or, in the pithier phrase of Moody. "If you want good water, it is not enough to
paint the pump; you must clean out the well." On the tablet to Washington ..."
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