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sententious

sen.ten.tious \sen-'ten-ch*s\ aj [ME, fr. L sententiosus, fr. sententia 
   sentence, maxim] 1: terse, aphoristic, or moralistic in expression : PITHY, 
   EPIG RAMMATIC 2a: given to or abounding in aphoristic expression  2b: given 
   to or abounding in excessive moralizing  - sen.ten.tious.ly av