(of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words: a pithy remark. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Not saying much.

A pithy phrase or statement is brief but full of substance and meaning. Proverbs and sayings are pithy; newspaper columnists give pithy advice.

A pithy remark expresses something in a very clear and direct way. сжатый, краткий (Translation of pithy from the Cambridge English–Russian Dictionary)

concise, terse, succinct, laconic, summary, pithy, compendious mean very brief in statement or expression. concise suggests the removal of all that is ...

What is another word for pithy remark? ; whimsy · buffoonery ; insinuation · slur ; slight · lark ; comedy · sneer ; amusing tale · vibes.

4 дня назад · While all these words mean "very brief in statement or expression," pithy adds to succinct or terse the implication of richness of meaning or ...

(pɪθi ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. [...] [written]

Aphorism, af′or-izm, n. a concise statement of a principle in any science: a brief, pithy saying: an adage. From Project Gutenberg.

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.