pithily
51pithy — c.1300, full of substance or significance, from PITH (Cf. pith) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative sense is oldest; literal meaning full of pith not attested until 1560s. Related: Pithily …
52pithy — adjective (pithier, pithiest) 1》 (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith. 2》 (of language or style) terse and vigorously expressive. Derivatives pithily adverb pithiness noun …
53sententiously — ad. Expressively, pithily, tersely, concisely …
54pithy — adjective pithy comments/saying/advice etc strongly and cleverly stated, without wasting any words pithily adverb pithiness noun (U) …
55briefly — adv 1. momentarily, temporarily, shortly, swiftly, briskly, suddenly, quickly; hastily, cursorily, perfunctorily, hurriedly. 2. concisely, succinctly, straightforwardly, emphatically, pointedly, directly; condensedly, compressedly, contractedly,… …
56meaningly — adv 1. significantly, importantly, critically, consequentially, momentously, portentously, prognostically; ominously, forebodingly, bodingly, threateningly, minatorily, minaciously; heavily, weightily, substantially, pithily; seriously, gravely,… …
57summarily — adv 1. promptly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, instantaneously, Sl. P.D.Q., directly, straightaway, without delay, right off the bat; with dispatch, Archaic. presently, Inf. in a jiffy, in a trice, Inf. in a mo or sec, at once, right now;… …
58vigorously — adv 1. energetically, dynamically, with might and main, hammer and tongs, with a vengeance, like a trooper, Inf. to beat the band, Sl. up a storm; strenuously, actively, trenchantly; quickly, briskly, spryly, sprightly, sprightfully, Inf. zippily …
59pithy — UK [ˈpɪθɪ] / US adjective Word forms pithy : adjective pithy comparative pithier superlative pithiest a pithy statement or piece of writing is short and very effective a pithy retort Derived word: pithily adverb …
60pithy — /ˈpɪθi / (say pithee) adjective (pithier, pithiest) 1. full of vigour, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy criticism. 2. of or like pith, or having much pith. –pithily, adverb –pithiness, noun …
