pithily

Meanings

• adjective

  Expressing a lot with a few words

  - "He gave a pithily answer."
  - "The newspaper headline was pithy."

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Variants

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pithier , pithiest , pithily , pithiness , pithinesses , pithy

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Etymology

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From Old French pitie, 'compassion, pity', from Latin pitas 'deep, pit, abyss'. The modern English word has shifted meaning to 'concise, clear, and effective'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'pithily' comes from the Latin word 'pitas', which means 'deep' or 'abyss'.

2. The ancient Greeks believed that the goddess Athena, who symbolized wisdom, spoke in pithy phrases.

3. The English word 'pith' originally meant 'the inner part of an organ or fruit, especially one rich in essential substances'. Over time, the meaning of the word shifted to 'essential meaning' or 'compact expression'.

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1. proverbs: Pithily expressions are often found in proverbs, which are short, popular sayings that express a general truth or piece of advice.

2. aphorisms: Aphorisms are similar to proverbs, but they focus on a single idea or principle and are often attributed to a specific person.

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Quotes

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1. I read my poems in L.A., chatted up the literary set, waxed "pithy" and beleaguered at the book signings and wine and cheese receptions.

   - Thomas Lynch,{it}The Undertaking{/it},1997

2. Unlike a great many other science books, the "pithy", lyrical text never bogs down in a mudflat of facts.

   - Leonard S. Marcus,{it}Parenting{/it},December/January 1996

3. … Gore's prowess had been blurred by his performance in the Quayle debate and by his four preceding years in the Senate, where the prevailing style is indirect and woolly-swathed in layers of "my distinguished colleague" and short on zingers and "pithy" remarks.

   - James Fallows,{it}Atlantic{/it},July 2000

4. He does not hold forth to his family or to his court of old men; he listens,  … then delivers short, "pithy" edicts that are then followed.

   - Guy Martin,{it}Esquire{/it},June 1997

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Culture

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In literature, pithy expressions are used to convey meaning efficiently and effectively. They are often found in proverbs, sayings, and aphorisms.

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