Minimal pairs
adj
Freq #47337
Meanings
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adj
concise and full of meaning
We welcomed their pithy comments in to the previously drawn out conversation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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adj
· concise and full of meaning
sententious
Word family
Forms
pithierpithiest
Derived forms
pithilypithinessunpithy
Etymology
From Middle English pithy, pythy, equivalent to pith + -y.
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