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pithy

[pith-ee]

adjective

pithier, pithiest 
  1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible.

    a pithy observation.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. of, like, or abounding in pith.



pithy

/ ˈɪθɪ /

adjective

  1. terse and full of meaning or substance

  2. of, resembling, or full of pith

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pithily adverb
  • pithiness noun
  • ˈ辱ٳ󾱲Ա noun
  • ˈ辱ٳ󾱱 adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pithy1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; pith, -y 1
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He even has a pithy new slogan: "If they spit, we hit."

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Even more pithy was a tweet from the quarterly Business Ukraine journal, which proudly proclaimed "It turns out Ukraine does have some cards after all. Today Zelensky played the King of Drones."

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Just search the word on Etsy and you’ll find dozens of pithy phrases on cute stickers and T-shirts that minimize or contradict the word’s original import.

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The Trump administration has been oddly parsimonious about providing one of its patented pithy catchphrases for what we’re being liberated from.

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Sam Cook’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” played as scores of attendees mingled and flashed pithy signs to cars speeding down Wilshire Boulevard.

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