pithy
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈpɪθi/
:
conciso
- She delivered a pithy summary of the complex issue in just a few sentences.
- a pithy observation
Don't be, don't write paragraphs, just a short pithy statement.
- Don't be, don't write paragraphs, just a short pithy statement.
- What pithy advice do you have for people to break into the industry?
- Knowing that we're about to go through this adaptive valley, what is your pithiest?
Examples
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Instead, these contributions are to be found in certain pithy and penetrating Cohen comments over the years.
Academic text (2007) -
I like what John Scalzi wrote and had short, pithy first reactions to each major point.
Blog text (2) -
What pithy advice do you have for people to break into the industry?
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I just thought it was a pithy way to end the conversation, but I was wrong.
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So we just try to give pithy answers to your questions.
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I will respond to pithy questions from members of the audience.
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Memo to the author: a few pithy lines for my side.
Fiction book (1996) -
Thank you for that pithy explanation, Mr. Bilbo.
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Quote of the Week: a pithy turn of phrase from Albert Einstein.
Blog text (5) -
Many of the doors were plastered with Far Side cartoons and pithy quotations that made me smile.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
587
2.0
Using few words or lasting only a short time
12
4.0
Quick and pleasant without extra detail, often about a talk or message
5
8.3
Using very few words, often sounding rude
Expressing ideas in short, wise statements
Antonyms
How Concise
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pithy comes from the old English word pith, which first meant the soft inside of a plant and later the 'core' or most important part of something. So a pithy remark is short but full of the 'core' idea, which is why it feels powerful and full of meaning.