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sententious (adj.)
mid-15c., sentencious, "full of meaning," from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.
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Dictionary entries near sententious
sensuality
sensualize
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Sensurround
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