Modifies a noun

• aphorism: His words have achieved the status of, at the very least, pithy aphorisms if not proverbs.

• saying: Often a pithy saying or proverb has been written in the chosen script beside the alphabet.

• remark: An immense amount of chattering by the others followed these pithy remarks of the principals.

• phrase: Thorpe captures the whole essence of our inimitable scenery in short pithy phrases of almost poetic quality.

• observation: There are pithy observations, too; at one point, he compares a football match to the funeral of Princess Diana.

• comment: I expected to be making a few pithy comments about some minor adjustments.

Modifying Another Word

• always: His letters, always pithy and forceful, appeared regularly in many newspapers and periodicals.