" sententious "

1: marked by or given to preaching moral values;

  * e.g., " ... a sententious crank who has written countless letters to the editor about the decline in family values "

•  Synonyms : 

•  didactic,

•  homiletic,

•  moralistic,

•  moralizing,

•  preachy,

•  sermonic

•  Antonyms : 

•  circuitous,

•  circumlocutory,

•  diffuse,

•  long-winded,

•  prolix,

•  rambling,

•  verbose,

•  windy,

•  wordy

2: marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning;

  * e.g., " ... memoirs that are filled with sententious observations on love, marriage, and happiness "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aphoristic,

•  apothegmatic,

•  brief,

•  capsule,

•  compact,

•  compendious,

•  concise,

•  crisp,

•  curt,

•  elliptical,

•  epigrammatic,

•  laconic,

•  monosyllabic,

•  pithy,

•  succinct,

•  summary,

•  telegraphic,

•  terse,

•  thumbnail

•  Antonyms : 

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