Sententious Meaning

There are 2 meaning(s) for word Sententious

Meaning 1 : concise and full of meaning

    Example : the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams

    Synonyms : pithy
Meaning 2 : abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing

    Example : too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation