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- [pith-ee]
- /ˈpɪθ i/
- /ˈpɪθ.i/
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- [pith-ee]
- /ˈpɪθ i/
Definitions of pithy word
- adjective pithy brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation. 1
- adjective pithy of, like, or abounding in pith. 1
- adjective pithy succinct 1
- adjective pithy A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. 0
- adjective pithy terse and full of meaning or substance 0
- adjective pithy of, resembling, or full of pith 0
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Origin of pithy
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at pith, -y1
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Parts of speech for Pithy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pithy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
pithy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pithy
adj pithy
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
adjective pithy
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
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