Full of or given to using aphorisms, especially in a pompously moralizing manner.
Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy.
“a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth”
Haha thanks for commenting with the definition. I considered doing that myself, since I too only just recently learned the word, but somehow it feels kind of condescending to do it myself.
lol yeah, would’ve been weird if you did it, and I wanted to save some folks the time. I wonder if it would still be condescending if you just linked a word to a page with its definition?
They’re friendlier, and even if you hate them, they make intent a lot clearer over text.
Being courteous and clear in your communications is professional. Being tacit and sententious is not.
sententious /sĕn-tĕn′shəs/ adjective
Learned a new word, thanks!
Haha thanks for commenting with the definition. I considered doing that myself, since I too only just recently learned the word, but somehow it feels kind of condescending to do it myself.
lol yeah, would’ve been weird if you did it, and I wanted to save some folks the time. I wonder if it would still be condescending if you just linked a word to a page with its definition?
New word for me too. Maybe link the word to the definition? I’ve been reading a lot more lately and feel like my grammar and vocabulary has improved.
I wish I could do like a title tag, like
foo <abbr title="bees are regal">bar</abbr> baz.You mean like this?
link text
Example
Hover text doesn’t work on mobile anyway