Word of the Day – Sententious

Sententious (adj)

sen-ten-shus

Given to moralising in a pompous or affected manner.

Late Middle English: from Latin sententiosus, from sententia ‘opinion’ (see sentence). The original sense was ‘full of meaning or wisdom’, later becoming depreciatory.

Example sentences

“He’s a sententious old man and I’m not listening any more!”