pithy
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
of, like, or abounding in pith.
Origin of pithy
1Other words for pithy
Other words from pithy
- pith·i·ly, adverb
- pith·i·ness, noun
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How to use pithy in a sentence
He has also made a number of pithy and sometimes contradictory statements about how he believes the site should moderate content—among them, that Twitter should and will remove only speech that is illegal.
Elon Musk doesn’t know what it takes to make a digital town square | Jillian C. York | October 29, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewHis are usually pithy and want to embarrass you into giving.
350 political requests for money this week | Peter Rosenstein | September 30, 2021 | Washington BladeOther times, she has crystallized concerns with a pithy tweet.
They called it a conspiracy theory. But Alina Chan tweeted life into the idea that the virus came from a lab. | Antonio Regalado | June 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewFrom shrinking willies to volcanic eruptions, disappearing hazelnut coffees to pithy brews, we celebrate Earth Day by reflecting on the all-too-human costs of climate change.
I was constantly pulling out pithy facts about how we’re not implementing solutions on the necessary scale.
I had the pleasure of hearing one—a short, pithy gem called “The Italian System”—at a reading in Trastevere last month.
Each work is a pithy marvel that captures the languorous excitement (and sometimes the radiant gloom) of a summer day to remember.
One Perfect Summer Day in Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow and Others | Matt Seidel | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMandery knows when to be pithy and when to go long, like in passages about the subtleties of memoranda.
She was always alert to what was going on, and her comments were pithy and to the point.
Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan: The Ultimate ’80s Power Couple | George Shultz | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe defines Dynamic Inaction with one pithy aphorism: “When in doubt, mumble; when in trouble, delegate; when in charge, ponder.”
When In Doubt, Mumble—Dynamic Inaction May Be Our Best Hope | Joe McLean | April 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wicked man's epitaph, as a rule, may be generally appropriately written in the pithy words "He was, and is not."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe is in speech eloquent and pithy; but which is chiefest, he is in religion, as religious in life as he is sincere in profession.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry BairdThe familiar voice that gave utterance to this pithy affirmation proceeded from the doorway leading into the reception hall.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterAs pithy an inscription appears on the bell of S. Ives, which is rung early in the morning.
Curious Church Customs | VariousAphorism, af′or-izm, n. a concise statement of a principle in any science: a brief, pithy saying: an adage.
British Dictionary definitions for pithy
/ (ˈpɪθɪ) /
terse and full of meaning or substance
of, resembling, or full of pith
Derived forms of pithy
- pithily, adverb
- pithiness, noun
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