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Pithy synonyms and antonyms

pĭth'ē

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terse
Free of superfluous words; concise in a polished, smooth way; succinct
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weighty
Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince; important; forcible; serious; momentous.
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trenchant (related)
(Archaic) Cutting; sharp
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aphoristic
Of or like an aphorism
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pointed
Having a rough finish produced by a pointed tool. Used of masonry.
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succinct
Closefitting
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cogent
Forceful and to the point, as a reason or argument; compelling; convincing
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forcible
Done or effected by force; involving the use of force
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substantial
Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as, substantial life.
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sententious
Full of, or fond of using, maxims, proverbs, etc., esp. in a way that is ponderously trite and moralizing
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epigrammatic
Having the characteristics of an epigram
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pungent
To the point; sharp:
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crisp
(Of talk, text, etc.) Brief and to the point. (Esp. in make it crisp.)
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in-a-nutshell
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short (related)
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
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concise (related)
Brief, yet including all important information
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brief
Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
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compact
Brief and to the point; concise:
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forceful
The definition of forceful is someone or something that is strong and powerful.
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laconic
Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise.
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meaningful
Showing or conveying meaning, especially without words:
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meaty
Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
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significant
Having or expressing a meaning:
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long-winded (antonym)
Wearisomely verbose:
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verbose (antonym)
Verbose is defined as a person who uses way too many words, or who talks a lot.
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wordy (antonym)
Containing or using many or too many words; verbose
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epigrammatical
Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
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marrowy
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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brass-tacks
Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent
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down to brass tacks
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meaning (related)
Intending; having purpose
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style (related)
The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary.
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medullary
(Botany) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.
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witty (related)
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quotable (related)
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humorous (related)
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self-deprecate (related)
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acerbic (related)
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pregnant
Producing results; fruitful:
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gnomic
Marked by aphorisms; aphoristic:
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Pithy Sentence Examples

  • The short, pithy sayings have become popular mottoes and household words.

  • He didn't even bother to search his mental library under pithy, tasteless and nasty retorts.

  • His writings in tone and character are always alike " rich in thought and destitute of form, passionate and hair-splitting, eloquent and pithy in expression, energetic and condensed to the point of obscurity."

  • They were written in pithy and popular language, full of proverbs and colloquialisms. Plato is said to have introduced them into Athens and to have made use of them in his dialogues; according to Suidas, they were Plato's constant companions, and he even slept with them under his pillow.

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