HyperDic: pithy

English > 1 sense of the word pithy:
ADJECTIVEallpithy, sententiousconcise and full of meaning / meaning
pithy > pronunciation
Soundspih'thiy
Rhymesantipathy ... wealthy: 23 rhymes with thiy...
English > pithy: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningconcise and full of meaning / meaning.
Example"welcomed her pithy comments"
Synonymsententious
BroaderconciseExpressing much in few words
Spanishconciso, lacónico, sentencioso, vivo
Nounspiththe choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
pithinessterseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
Adverbspithilyin a pithy sententious manner

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