- 1. superl. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit. Source: opted
- 2. superl. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. Source: opted
- 3. adj. concise and full of meaning Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit. 2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. Dryden. In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. Addison. Pithy gall (Zoöl.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly (Diastrophus nebulosus). Source: webster
- 5. j:100 s. concise and full of meaning Source: ecdict
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