pithily

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adverb

In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point.

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sententiously
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Meanings

adverbpithily (comparative more pithily, superlative most pithily)

comparative more pithily · superlative most pithily

  1. In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point.

    Essays are written on causes—they might be more pithily turned on consequences.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 263

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a pithy sententious manner

Similar
sententiously
Also see
sententiously

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pithy + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

pithily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithily

MLA

“pithily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pithily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithily.

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