Sententious vs Pointed - What's the difference?
sententious | pointed | Related terms |
(obsolete) Full of meaning.
Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.
(point)
(comparable) Sharp, barbed; not dull.
(not comparable) In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
(comparable, of a comment or inference) Directed negatively at a person or topic.
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Sententious is a related term of pointed.
As adjectives the difference between sententious and pointed
is that sententious is (obsolete) full of meaning while pointed is (comparable) sharp, barbed; not dull.As a verb pointed is
(point).sententious
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (using as few words as possible) concise, pithy * (tending to use aphorisms) aphoristicDerived terms
* sententiously * sententiousnesspointed
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- The warrior brandished a pointed spear.
- The Siamese is a pointed breed of cat.
Important from Washington”, in The New York Times :
- Attention has been called to the report in a New-York paper, which has been made the subject of pointed comment
Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- After a harsh police crackdown last week fueled anger and swelled protests, President Dilma Rousseff, a former guerrilla who was imprisoned under the dictatorship and has now become the target of pointed criticism herself, tried to appease dissenters by embracing their cause on Tuesday.
Taft Is Not Pleased by Roosevelt Plan”, in The New York Times :
- President Taft to-day had a pointed comment for the "new nationalism" that his predecessor has been launching in the West.