sententiously

[ sen-ten-shuhs-lee ]

/ sɛnˈtɛn ʃəs li /

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adverb

in the manner of a pithy saying or aphorism:“A camel is the only wealth that carries itself,” observed Digby sententiously.

in a way that is self-righteous or excessively moralizing:The novel is not sententiously written, but its lessons are clear and well taken.

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Origin of sententiously

non·sen·ten·tious·ly, adverbun·sen·ten·tious·ly, adverb

He thought there would be a great fight between the combatants; his dad hadn't finished yet, he declared, sententiously.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
Girls ant what they used to be in my day, sententiously remarked an elderly lady.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Time hangs heavily when there is nothing to do," sententiously remarked Mataseis.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard
"People always gain by talking with a man like your Excellency," sententiously replied Mataseis.
The Flying Horseman|Gustave Aimard

"It's the first duty of a citizen to obey the laws of his country," he proclaimed sententiously.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 9, 1919|Various