Pithy Definition

pĭthē
pithier, pithiest
adjective
pithier, pithiest
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief.
A pithy comment.
American Heritage
Of, like, or full of pith.
Webster's New World
Terse and full of substance or meaning.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pithy

Adjective

Base Form:
pithy
Comparative:
pithier
Superlative:
pithiest

Origin of Pithy

  • pith +"Ž -y

    From Wiktionary

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.

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

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Words Starting With

PPIPIT

Words Ending With

YHYTHY

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Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

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