adjective
- abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book.
- given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
- given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet.
- of the nature of a maxim; pithy.
adjective
- characterized by or full of aphorisms, terse pithy sayings, or axioms
- constantly using aphorisms, etc
- tending to indulge in pompous moralizing
adj.mid-15c., “full of meaning,” from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus “full of meaning, pithy,” from sententia “thought; expression of a thought” (see sentence (n.)). Meaning “addicted to pompous moralizing” first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.