pithy English

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pithy

— adjective (= sententious) concise and full of meaning welcomed her pithy comments the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams — Hervey Allen

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terse

succinct

sententious

concise

vigorous

substantial

laconic

full of meaning

compact

wiry

well-chosen

tendinous

sturdy

strong

straightforward

stout

staminal

spirited

solid

sinewy

significant

shrewd

short and sweet

seasonable

robust

relevant

quintessence

pulpy

puissant

pregnant

powerful

plain

pith

pertinent

opportune

nervous

medullary

medullar

meaningful

marrowy

marrow

incisive

fitting

fit

felicitous

expressive

essence

energetic

curt

crisp

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