PITHILY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

pithily

adverb

Definition of pithily

as in concisely

in a few words the observation that "War is hell" is how General Sherman pithily summed up his experiences in combat

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Recent Examples of pithily The director, recently freed from a malfunctioning elevator in a pithily Andersonian incident, made a brief appearance onstage with Murray. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Communicating it simply and concisely requires a clear framework, strong data and deep business understanding.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Maybe Spain never quite produced a picture-book goal to concisely summarise their style and quality.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of concisely

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As shown on the chart, the load curve in 2026 surged significantly in late June, briefly exceeding 125,000 megawatts.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Las Vegas' Matt Gay, who played briefly for San Francisco last season, made 4 of 5 field goals, his miss coming from 54 yards in the third quarter.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of briefly

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Late in life, Heilmann succinctly relayed the ambitions of her generation.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
That elevated outlook is succinctly expressed by Barham Salih, who fled violence in his native Iraq as a teenager and is now the United Nations high commissioner for refugees.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

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