pithy

[ pith-ee ]
/ ˈpɪθ i /
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adjective, pith·i·er, pith·i·est.

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
of, like, or abounding in pith.

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Origin of pithy

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at pith, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM pithy

pith·i·ly, adverbpith·i·ness, noun

Words nearby pithy

pithecanthropoid, pithecanthropus, pithecoid, pithom, pithos, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, pitjantjatjara
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Words related to pithy

concise, trenchant, laconic, terse, cogent, succinct, compact, crisp, curt, effective, epigrammatic, expressive, meaningful, meaty, pointed, short, significant, honed

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British Dictionary definitions for pithy

pithy
/ (ˈpɪθɪ) /

adjective pithier or pithiest

terse and full of meaning or substance
of, resembling, or full of pith

Derived forms of pithy

pithily, adverbpithiness, noun
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