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Definition of sententious from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "SENTENTIOUS" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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Self-righteousness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Self-righteousness (also called sententiousness ) is a feeling of smug moral superiority derived from a sense that one's beliefs, actions, or affiliations are of greater virtue than those of the av...
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sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious) ... Positive; sententious ... Comparative; more sententious...
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Monday, August 28, 2006 ... Posted by John Holbo on 08/28/06 at 11:14 AM ... Let’s consider Elif Batuman on "Short Story & Novel". She is glum about prospects. She is very hard on first sentences, picking on two years worth of Best New American Short Fiction, which I feel is an unfair tactic.
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Definition of sententious from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of sententious. Pronunciation of sententious. Definition of the word sententious. Origin of the word sententious. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » sententious...
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Find dictionary definitions, audio pronunciations, and spellings for sententious in the free online American Heritage Dictionary on Yahoo! Education ... Definition of sententious...
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sententious 1440, "full of meaning," from M.Fr. sententieux, from L. sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "opinion, maxim" (see sentence). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1598...
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