pithier; pithiest
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.
—
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Buzzwords are meant to pack pithy meaning, to be dense.
—May 31, CBS News, 31 May 2025
The sketches are spirited and pithy, and the cousins have also produced some very funny video sketches to play during scene transitions.
—Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The videos are pithy, and built for social sharing across all platforms.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 May 2025
The revisions happened quickly, and almost unilaterally: the editor chopped my prose to pithy morsels, erasing the darker tones and my allusions to past self-harm.
—Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pithy
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
May 31, CBS News, 31 May 2025
The sketches are spirited and pithy, and the cousins have also produced some very funny video sketches to play during scene transitions.
—Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
The videos are pithy, and built for social sharing across all platforms.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 20 May 2025
The revisions happened quickly, and almost unilaterally: the editor chopped my prose to pithy morsels, erasing the darker tones and my allusions to past self-harm.
—Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pithy
Cite this Entry
“Pithy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pithy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
pithy
adjective
pithier; pithiest
1
: consisting of or filled with pith
2
: being short and to the point
a pithy saying
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share