Difference between Sententious and Pithy

What is the difference between Sententious and Pithy?

Sententious as an adjective is full of meaning. while Pithy as an adjective is precisely meaningful; forceful and brief.

Sententious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Full of meaning. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.

Pithy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief.Concise and full of meaning.Tersely cogent.Of, like, or abounding in pith.

We hope you now know whether to use Sententious or Pithy in your sentence.

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