sententious

• Qualifie une personne ou un discours qui moralise de manière pompeuse ou suffisante, avec un ton sentencieux et prêcheur.

Describes a person or statement that is given to moralizing in a pompous or self-righteous manner.

1. Pompously moralizingC2formal

   Given to making moral statements in a self-righteous or pompous way.

   moralisateur et pompeux

   • His sententious remarks annoyed the audience.
   • She delivered a sententious lecture on the dangers of modern life.
   • The politician's sententious tone made him seem out of touch.

   Synonymesholier-than-thoumoralisticmoralizingpreachysanctimoniousself-righteous

   Antonymeshumblemodestquietreservedrestrainedreticenttaciturnunassuming

2. Concise and meaningfulC2formal

   Expressing much in few words; pithy and full of meaning.

   concis et plein de sens

   • The proverb is a sententious piece of wisdom.
   • His sententious style of writing is admired by scholars.
   • She offered a sententious summary of the complex theory.

   Synonymesaphoristicbriefcompactepigrammaticgnomiclaconicpithysuccinctterse

   Antonymesdiffuselong-windedprolixramblingverbosewordy