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Pithy Language Arguments Adjective Short Terse Meaningful Laconic

Front Pithy (adjective)
Back Language that is short and terse but meaningful.

Both pithy and laconic refer to language that is brief and succinct, but pithy implies the added meaning of language that is meaningful and powerful. For example: “In direct contrast to the bombastic, long-winded arguments of the prosecuting attorney, the defense attorney’s pithy arguments won the case.”

Pithy comes from pith, which is the soft, spongy center of the stem of most flowering plants.

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