PITHY (pithier, pithiest)
Dictionary entry overview: What does pithy mean? • PITHY (adjective)
The adjective PITHY has 1 sense:
1. concise and full of meaning
Familiarity information: PITHY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PITHY (adjective)
Meaning:
Concise and full of meaning
Synonyms:
pithy; sententious
Context examples:
welcomed her pithy comments / the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams
Similar:
concise (expressing much in few words)
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