pithier; pithiest
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Examples of pithy in a Sentence
… Gore's prowess had been blurred by his performance in the Quayle debate and by his four preceding years in the Senate, where the prevailing style is indirect and woolly-swathed in layers of "my distinguished colleague" and short on zingers and pithy remarks.
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James Fallows, Atlantic, July 2000
I read my poems in L.A., chatted up the literary set, waxed pithy and beleaguered at the book signings and wine and cheese receptions.
—Thomas Lynch, The Undertaking, 1997
He does not hold forth to his family or to his court of old men; he listens, … then delivers short, pithy edicts that are then followed.
—Guy Martin, Esquire, June 1997
Unlike a great many other science books, the pithy, lyrical text never bogs down in a mudflat of facts.
—Leonard S. Marcus, Parenting, December/January 1996
The critic gave the film a pithy review.
The book is filled with pithy sayings about love and loss.
a pithy little Mother's Day card
James Fallows, Atlantic, July 2000
I read my poems in L.A., chatted up the literary set, waxed pithy and beleaguered at the book signings and wine and cheese receptions.
—Thomas Lynch, The Undertaking, 1997
He does not hold forth to his family or to his court of old men; he listens, … then delivers short, pithy edicts that are then followed.
—Guy Martin, Esquire, June 1997
Unlike a great many other science books, the pithy, lyrical text never bogs down in a mudflat of facts.
—Leonard S. Marcus, Parenting, December/January 1996
The critic gave the film a pithy review.
The book is filled with pithy sayings about love and loss.
a pithy little Mother's Day card
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Overly warm storage temperatures can cause sweet potatoes to sprout prematurely, while storage conditions that are too cold can turn tubers pithy.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
The segment tasked Crockett with offering blistering political commentary in a pithy, quotable fashion.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2024
And, unlike poring through Cliff's Notes, the pithy, podcast-style format would actually make for enjoyable background noise while out on a walk or running errands.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
Admittedly, though, that’s not as pithy a debate line.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 11 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
The segment tasked Crockett with offering blistering political commentary in a pithy, quotable fashion.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2024
And, unlike poring through Cliff's Notes, the pithy, podcast-style format would actually make for enjoyable background noise while out on a walk or running errands.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
Admittedly, though, that’s not as pithy a debate line.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Pithy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pithy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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pithy
adjective
pithier; pithiest
1
: consisting of or filled with pith
2
: being short and to the point
a pithy saying
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