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- DictionaryPith·y/ˈpiTHē/
adjective
- 1. (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
- 2. (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith.
pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or substance. a comedy sharpened by pithy one-liners. compendious applies to what is at once full in scope and brief and concise in treatment. a compendious dictionary.
PITHY definition: 1. (of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words: 2. with a lot of pith: 3…. Learn more.
Pithy definition: brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible. See examples of PITHY used in a sentence.
A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. Proverbs and sayings are pithy; newspaper columnists give pithy advice.
pithy. A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. His pithy advice to young painters was, 'Above all, keep your colours fresh.'. Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
1. brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; terse; forcible: a pithy observation. 2. of, like, or abounding in pith.
Definition of pithy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
PITHY meaning: A pithy remark expresses something in a very clear and direct way.. Learn more.
Synonyms for PITHY: concise, brief, summary, succinct, terse, aphoristic, epigrammatic, short; Antonyms of PITHY: wordy, prolix, circuitous, verbose, rambling, redundant, diffuse, repetitious.
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief. A pithy comment. Of, like, or full of pith. Terse and full of substance or meaning.
