pithy

(pĭth'ē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief: a pithy comment.
2. Consisting of or resembling pith.

pithily pith'i·ly adv.
pithiness pith'i·ness n.

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adjective

Precisely meaningful and tersely cogent: aphoristic, compact¹, epigrammatic, epigrammatical, marrowy. Informal brass-tacks. Idioms: down to brass tacks, to the point. See meaning, style/good style/bad style.

adj

Definition: brief, to the point
Antonyms: long-winded, verbose, wordy

IN BRIEF: Short and concise; to the point.

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory. — Denis Diderot (1713-1784)

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• Intelligent, Informed, Clever, or Articulate

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See words rhyming with "pithy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - marvfuld, fyndig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kernachtig, krachtig

Français (French)
adj. - concis, piquant, qui a une peau épaisse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - markig, markhaltig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζουμερός, πλήρης ουσίας, ουσιαστικός, ακριβής, σφριγηλός, ρωμαλέος

Italiano (Italian)
essenziale, succinto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - medular, vigoroso

Русский (Russian)
содержательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - expresivo, conciso, medular, meduloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - märgfylld, kraftfull

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有髓的, 含蓄的, 有力的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有髓的, 含蓄的, 有力的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 골수의[가 있는], 힘찬, 간결한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 髄の, 力強い, 簡潔な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لبي, قوي, زاخر بالقوة أو المادة أو المعنى, بليغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תמציתי, מלא-תוכן‬

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