Main Entry: sen·ten·tious

Pronunciation: \sen-ˈten(t)-shəs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, full of meaning, from Latin sententiosus, from sententia sentence, maxim

Date: 1509

1 a : given to or abounding in aphoristic expression b : given to or abounding in excessive moralizing
2 : terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : pithy, epigrammatic

— sen·ten·tious·ly adverb

— sen·ten·tious·ness noun