Adjective, : a pithy observation. From Dictionary.com.
Sorry for the lack of pithiness, Professor Althouse. From Wordnik.com. ["This is extremely rare for a teacher to get this blatantly evangelical."] Reference
Otherwise the pithiness has the potential to be dangerously misleading. From Wordnik.com. [The Proactionary Principle, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Just found you today and may the springs of eternal pithiness bless you!. From Wordnik.com. [Shall The People Rule? Or, Why Democracy Doesn't Work] Reference
Even if your alternatives may be tighter gramatically, they lack the pithiness of my chosen moniker. From Wordnik.com. [Keep Dreaming: From Fantasy to Reality] Reference
No one ever writes that something is pithy and then follows it up with a description of the pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
But, if he is still reading, I find snark of limited appeal or utility, but pithiness quite appealing. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Blogging Pseudonym Bites the Dust:] Reference
Not so: its very audacity and pithiness are intended to make us look close at the phrase and remember it. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
As a final flourish, Cameron previewed a soundbite that has the pithiness and truth of a campaign slogan. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Those derived from actual teams are usually pretty lame, but the Red Sox-inspired "1918" deserves credit for pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - This year, readers beat the darts] Reference
It's caught on for obvious reasons -- a pithiness that so accurately describes what we've all sensed about the two industries. From Wordnik.com. [Who says Washington is "Hollywood for ugly people"?: We trace a cliche back to its origins] Reference
But, as honestly heartwarming as all of this is, it still leaves us in the pickle of trying to work some pithiness into affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Johnny Depp Ditches Pirates For Murdering Hairdressers] Reference
Verbosity trumps pithiness, for verbosity hits you in the face while pithiness meanders through the brain searching for a destination. From Wordnik.com. [From the Reader's Ingest, Mouth Theory] Reference
The phrase lacks the pithiness that is the soul of satire. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
They're limited to 140 characters each, so pithiness is vital. From Wordnik.com. [Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com] Reference
The very pithiness of it, so characteristic of the excellent but bigoted. From Wordnik.com. [The Unseen World and Other Essays] Reference
Mrs. Stanton spoke on the general question with great force and pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II] Reference
I admired Biden's wholly uncharacteristic pithiness in saying "past is prologue.". From Wordnik.com. [Ruminate] Reference
By way of explanation, he cites the pithiness of fellow English intellectual Cyril. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Their version of the 15th psalm is more to be esteemed for its pithiness than its poetry. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4] Reference
Their version of the 15th. psalm is more to be esteemed for it's pithiness, than it's poetry. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
Guibert's penchant for alliteration, rhyming clausulae, and pithiness must usually be sacrificed. From Wordnik.com. [The Deeds of God Through the Franks] Reference
And throughout, Alford lays on the aphorisms in thick drifts; the book is an orgy of pithiness for all ages. From Wordnik.com. [CJR] Reference
The very pithiness of it, so characteristic of the excellent but bigoted Omar, is enough to cast suspicion upon it. From Wordnik.com. [The Unseen World, and Other Essays] Reference
Kurt Andersen, who invented "snark" in 1986, is now "microblogging" at Twitter, the official web service of imagined pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [Gawker] Reference
"microblogging" at Twitter, the official web service of imagined pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Blew the rest of my pithiness on the topic over at Krugman’s blog, sorry. From Wordnik.com. [Vegans Thwart FBI’s Anti-Terror Program - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
It’s a slim monograph that’s elegant in its precision, organization, and pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The Little Book] Reference
"He lapsed into a string of curses that amazed Gilbenstock with their creativity and pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Krynn]
No original pithiness today. From Wordnik.com. [January 18th, 2005] Reference
I apologize in advance for pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [Such Jews are not hipsters] Reference
Because there is the illusion of pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Virtues of Binary Thinking : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference
Obama lacks pithiness, however. From Wordnik.com. [Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Reference
Later, there might be pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [Leos are vain, and prone to self-absorption] Reference
"John - I love your pithiness. From Wordnik.com. [John Battelle's Searchblog] Reference
Niels- It’s called pithiness!. From Wordnik.com. [Is “Race Traitor” Racist? Depends on Who Says It] Reference
Sen-ten-tious-ness, pithiness of sentences a. Sep-ten-ni-al, lasting seven years. From Wordnik.com. [The Scholar's Spelling Assistant; Wherein the Words Are Arranged on an Improved Plan, According to Their Respective Principles of Accentuation. In a Manner Calculated to Familiarize the Art of Spelling and Pronunciation, to Remove Difficulties, and to Facilitate General Improvement Intended for the Use of Schools and Private Tuition] Reference
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