sententiously
adverb
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adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English sententious Middle English -ly English -ly English sententiously From sententious + -ly.
- In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.
“"We shall see to-morrow," said the doctor. "We shall," replied Lady Anne, very sententiously.”
“"It 's an ill wind dat blows nowhar, — dat ar a fact," said Sam, sententiously, giving an additional hoist to his pantaloons, and adroitly substituting a long nail in place of a missing suspender-button, with which effort of mechanical genius he seemed highly delighted.”