pithy

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Tersely cogent
Concise and full of meaning
Of, like, or abounding in pith
Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
{a} consisting of pith, energetic, forcible
concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen
Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit
in a pithy sententious manner; "she expressed herself pithily"
Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent
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. + pithily pithi·ly Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as `what I play for a living'. if something that is said or written is pithy, it is intelligent and strongly stated, without wasting any words
{s} succinct, concise, terse; brief and meaningful
terse
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In a pithy manner, concisely and to the point
pithily
{a} with strength, with force or cogency
pithiness
{n} energy, strength, force, fulness
pithier
comparative of pithy
pithiest
superlative of pithy
pithily
In a pithy manner
pithily
succinctly, concisely, tersely
pithiness
The quality or state of being pithy
pithiness
{i} brevity, conciseness, succinctness, terseness
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The condition of being pithy
pithiness
terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words
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