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Pithy in a sentence

Pithy meaning

  1. Concise and meaningful.
  2. Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits.
  3. Vigorous, powerful, strong; substantial.

Synonyms of Pithy

sententious concise

Related words

Other words often associated with Pithy or its synonyms:

compendious cryptic curt succinct elliptical brief terse aphoristic crisp compact elliptic laconic

Using Pithy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Concise and meaningful. | Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits. | Vigorous, powerful, strong; substantial.
  • Useful related words include: sententious, concise.
  • In the example corpus, pithy often appears in combinations such as: pithy and, pithy description, the pithy.

Context around Pithy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

simmons 1× succint 1× extremely 1×

Often after:

description 3× analogy 1× answer 1× factoids 1× putdown 1× speech 1× descriptor 1× little 1× commentary 1× reply 1×

Sentence patterns with Pithy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a succint pithy and insightful 1× deliver a pithy speech written 1× fingerprint a pithy descriptor that 1× for a pithy aperçu 1× full of pithy wisdom on 1× give a pithy answer to 1× has extremely pithy things to 1× maclean s pithy and intimate 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a succint pithy 1× but the play 1× don munro who 1× each celebrity has 1× flmountainman maxandgrinch a 1× haslam has an 1×

Common sentence endings:

a pithy aperçu 1× boom and bust 1× eyebrow raising explainers 1× from dr hoodbhoy 1× help revive them 1× incidentally vindicating it 1×

Words around Pithy

Just before it in the word index:

pithouse 2 pithos 4 pithoragarh 4 pithoi 3 pithiness 2 pithily 3

Just after it in the word index:

piti 5 pitia 2 pitiable 27 pitiably 4 pitied 10 pities 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abenaki 45 abstracted 45 addendum 45 adria 45 afn 45 agrawal 45

Corpus analysis for Pithy

  • In this selection, "pithy" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, simmons, succint, extremely, description, analogy and answer stand out and add context to how "pithy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a succint pithy and insightful and deliver a pithy speech written. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pithy" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pithy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Simmons’ pithy reply was classic. (5 words)

Haslam has an ear for a pithy aperçu. (8 words)

Maclean’s pithy and intimate interactions reveal their dilemmas. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Since he started posting on the app in 2019, the Hampshire-based full-time surgeon, aged 33, has amassed as astonishing five million plus followers, who are no doubt hooked on his pithy and sometimes eyebrow-raising ‘explainers’. (38 words)

Honoured with a seat next to the magazine’s new proprietor, he was there to receive the newcomer of the year trophy and deliver a pithy speech written to spread fear through his audience. (34 words)

Each celebrity has a tabloid quintessence as distinctive as a fingerprint: a pithy descriptor that distills their intrinsic scandal-value for those whose idea of journalism begins and ends at the supermarket check-out. (34 words)

Question examples

Okay, so just to finish, can you give a pithy answer to the question of how the games industry is currently doing? (22 words)

FLMountainMan: maxandgrinch: A pithy little article that suggests all will be revealed if we tune into some TV show? (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

Don Munro, who spotted this sign, notes that while it may be pithy, it is packed with so much essential information.

If Everton are the proverbial patient in Sorensen's pithy analogy, then the hard-fought Merseyside derby win that followed their League Cup defeat did, at least, help revive them.

Okay, so just to finish, can you give a pithy answer to the question of how the games industry is currently doing?

Relying on pithy factoids and narratives serves none of these groups well.

That pithy putdown has actually traveled the world, even making its way to a Tokyo gallery, where it’s treated like art.

Honoured with a seat next to the magazine’s new proprietor, he was there to receive the newcomer of the year trophy and deliver a pithy speech written to spread fear through his audience.

Since he started posting on the app in 2019, the Hampshire-based full-time surgeon, aged 33, has amassed as astonishing five million plus followers, who are no doubt hooked on his pithy and sometimes eyebrow-raising ‘explainers’.

Each celebrity has a tabloid quintessence as distinctive as a fingerprint: a pithy descriptor that distills their intrinsic scandal-value for those whose idea of journalism begins and ends at the supermarket check-out.

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FLMountainMan: maxandgrinch: A pithy little article that suggests all will be revealed if we tune into some TV show?

Maclean’s pithy and intimate interactions reveal their dilemmas.

Miranda was always quick with her pithy commentary whenever one of the girls announces they were dating someone she didn't approve of.

Simmons’ pithy reply was classic.

When you give something a pithy moniker, it normalises it, making it seem less insidious incidentally vindicating it.

A succint, pithy and insightful article, as always, from Dr Hoodbhoy.

But the play is solidly if schematically structured and has extremely pithy things to say about the way homes have become assets, about gentrification and about boom and bust.

Haslam has an ear for a pithy aperçu.

Packed full of pithy wisdom on what it is to move from boyhood to manhood and how to help your (not-so) little one on his way.

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Pithy description: Iroquois Reading Council is dedicated to providing literacy for all.

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Common combinations with pithy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pithy" in a sentence?
An example: "Don Munro, who spotted this sign, notes that while it may be pithy, it is packed with so much essential information." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pithy" from authentic English texts.
What does "pithy" mean?
Pithy means: Concise and meaningful.
What are synonyms of "pithy"?
Common synonyms of "pithy" include: sententious, concise.
How many example sentences with "pithy" are there?
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