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"sententiously" Definitions
  1. in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements
"sententiously" Synonyms
moralistically pompously preachily sanctimoniously didactically homiletically judgementally judgmentally pietistically piously ponderously pontifically priggishly self-righteously sermonically pointedly pedantically academically pedagogically scholastically briefly laconically tersely aphoristically compactly concisely epigrammatically pithily succinctly apothegmatically compendiously crisply curtly elliptically gnomically monosyllabically shortly summarily telegraphically bombastically oratorically ornately pretentiously showily turgidly uncommunicatively quietly reservedly unexpressively unforthcomingly reticently silently incommunicably incommunicatively mutely speechlessly closely dumbly sparingly aloofly dourly antisocially broodingly coldly arrogantly haughtily superciliously imperiously superiorly loftily presumptuously overweeningly uppishly cavalierly bumptiously peremptorily huffily importantly sniffily huffishly toploftily chestily narrow-mindedly primly prudishly puritanically smugly starchily stuffily stiffly censoriously narrowly prissily schoolmarmishly complacently hypocritically eloquently articulately fluently effectively vividly lucidly grandiloquently graphically magniloquently gracefully rhetorically significantly tellingly indicatively knowingly meaningfully symbolically expressively revealingly suggestively allegorically compellingly convincingly demonstratively emblematically figuratively pregnantly representationally symptomatically movingly emotionally poignantly touchingly affectingly emotively stirringly inspiringly arousingly excitingly heartrendingly impactfully dramatically impressively heartbreakingly strikingly tenderly affectively More
"sententiously" Antonyms
circuitously circumlocutorily diffusely long-windedly prolixly ramblingly verbosely windily wordily approvingly garrulously talkatively loquaciously volubly mouthily effusively lengthily gushingly talkily pleonastically

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As the cutoff point approaches and the nonessential prose systems shut down, I write — not more wildly or sloppily or out-there wittily, but more sententiously.
The Jesuit Père de Ravignan shared with Lacordaire the pulpit of Notre-Dame. Less eloquent men followed, and the semi-religious, semi-philosophic style was beginning to grow tiresome, when Jacques-Marie- Louis Monsabré, a disciple of Lacordaire, set it aside, and confined himself to an explanation of the Creed; whereupon it was sententiously remarked that the bell had been ringing long enough, it was time for Mass to begin (cf. Boyle, "Irish Eccl. Rec.", May, 1909).
It takes its derisive title from what he regarded as the tendency of astronomers to make positivistic, overly precise, and premature announcements of celestial events and discoveries. Fort portrays them as quack prophets, sententiously pointing towards the skies and saying "Lo!"—inaccurately, as it turn out. Lo! is arguably Fort's most popular book, perhaps due to the fact that it deals with an extremely wide and diverse range of phenomena (as can be seen below), and Fort by then had a clear theorem.

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