Pithily

Pithily
Pithily \Pith"i*ly\, adv. In a pithy manner. [1913 Webster]

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  • pithily — pithy ► ADJECTIVE (pithier, pithiest) 1) (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith. 2) (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive. DERIVATIVES pithily adverb pithiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pithily — adverb in a pithy sententious manner she expressed herself pithily • Syn: ↑sententiously • Derived from adjective: ↑sententious (for: ↑sententiously), ↑pithy …   Useful english dictionary

  • pithily — adverb see pithy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pithily — See pithy. * * * …   Universalium

  • pithily — adverb In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point …   Wiktionary

  • pithily — pɪθɪlɪ adv. succinctly, concisely, tersely …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pithily — pith·i·ly …   English syllables

  • pithily — See: pithy …   English dictionary

  • pithy — pithily, adv. pithiness, n. /pith ee/, adj., pithier, pithiest. 1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation. 2. of, like, or abounding in pith. [1300 50; ME; see… …   Universalium

  • sententiously — adverb in a pithy sententious manner she expressed herself pithily • Syn: ↑pithily • Derived from adjective: ↑sententious, ↑pithy (for: ↑pithily) …   Useful english dictionary

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