sententiously

«sententiously» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that speaks in heavy, wise-sounding words, as if… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Sententiously means in a way that speaks in heavy, wise-sounding words, as if giving a lesson. tree →

sense in the lessons

a wise old man in a tale answers slowly and grandly, as if he knows best

examples

• "The weather will change soon," said Uncle Remus sententiously. tree →
• "Patience is the best cure," he said sententiously. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sententiously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.