Full of or given to using aphorisms, especially in a pompously moralizing manner.
Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy.
“a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth”
Haha thanks for commenting with the definition. I considered doing that myself, since I too only just recently learned the word, but somehow it feels kind of condescending to do it myself.
lol yeah, would’ve been weird if you did it, and I wanted to save some folks the time. I wonder if it would still be condescending if you just linked a word to a page with its definition?
They’re friendlier, and even if you hate them, they make intent a lot clearer over text.
Being courteous and clear in your communications is professional. Being tacit and sententious is not.
sententious /sĕn-tĕn′shəs/ adjective
Learned a new word, thanks!
Haha thanks for commenting with the definition. I considered doing that myself, since I too only just recently learned the word, but somehow it feels kind of condescending to do it myself.
New word for me too. Maybe link the word to the definition? I’ve been reading a lot more lately and feel like my grammar and vocabulary has improved.
I wish I could do like a title tag, like
foo <abbr title="bees are regal">bar</abbr> baz.You mean like this?
link text
Example
Hover text doesn’t work on mobile anyway
lol yeah, would’ve been weird if you did it, and I wanted to save some folks the time. I wonder if it would still be condescending if you just linked a word to a page with its definition?