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Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written.
Edward Carpenter

Meaning of "pithy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PITHY

pithy  [ˈpɪθɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pithy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PITHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pithy in the English dictionary

The definition of pithy in the dictionary is terse and full of meaning or substance. Other definition of pithy is of, resembling, or full of pith.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITHY


mythy
ˈmɪθɪ
stichomythy
stɪˈkɒmɪθɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITHY

pith
pith helmet
pithball
pithead
pithecanthropi
pithecanthropine
pithecanthropoid
pithecanthropus
pithecoid
pithful
pithier
pithiest
pithily
pithiness
pithless
pithlike
pithoi
pithos
pitiable
pitiableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITHY

earthy
empathy
filthy
healthy
homeopathy
lengthy
McCarthy
noteworthy
osteopathy
smithy
stithy
sympathy
telepathy
thy
Timothy
trustworthy
unhealthy
wealthy
withy
worthy

Synonyms and antonyms of pithy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PITHY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pithy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pithy

Translation of «pithy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITHY

Find out the translation of pithy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pithy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pithy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精辟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pithy
570 millions of speakers

English

pithy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सारगर्भित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بليغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

содержательным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conciso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বলিষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vigoureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kenyang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kernig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

簡潔な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

골수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pithy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạnh me
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆற்றல் மிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षोभयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

özlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vigoroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

treściwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змістовним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pregnant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεστό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pittige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pithy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fyndig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pithy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITHY»

The term «pithy» is regularly used and occupies the 74.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITHY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pithy

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QUOTES WITH «PITHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pithy.
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Edward Carpenter
Whatever the practical value of the Walden experiment may be, there is no question that the book is one of the most vital and pithy ever written.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITHY»

Discover the use of pithy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pithy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World
A spirited and personal book, Keep It Pithy is the perfect addition to an O’Reilly fan’s library, or the best introduction for the few left uninitiated. From the Hardcover edition.
Bill O'Reilly, 2013
2
Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures
Here is the Greatest Story, newly told as only Mother Angelica can. The Bible and you will never be the same. A portion of the royalties from this book goes to support the work of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery
Raymond Arroyo, 2008
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Quotations - A Clever Compilation of Pithy Quotations, ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition.
Agnes H. Morton, 2009
4
Marketing Insights and Outrages: A Collection of Pithy ...
This is a collection of Drayton Bird's articles and extracts from Marketing magazine.
Drayton Bird, 2000
5
Pearls & Pitfalls in Electrocardiography: Pithy, Practical ...
(1E 1990) Covers sinus bradycardia vs. nonconducted atrial bigeminy Wenckebach's footprints electrical alternans etc
Henry Joseph Llewellyn Marriott, 1998
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Viglets: Pithy Wisdom for a Balanced Life
Pithy Wisdom for a Balanced Life Viggo P. Hansen. VIGLETS PITHY WISDOM For a Balanced Life Viggo P. Hansen AuthorHouseTM 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www.authorhouse.com Phone: 1-800-839-8640.
Viggo P. Hansen, 2011
7
Simple Food for the Good Life: Random Acts of Cooking and ...
"This is more than a mere cookbook," said Health Science magazine: "It belongs to the category of classics, destined to be remembered through the ages.
Helen Nearing, 1990
8
Pithy Seedy Pulpy Juicy: Eleven Rhymes With Orange Books in One
Perfect as a gift book or a toilet book, each of the 11 topics - including Pets, Love, and Play, is treated to its own distinct book, complete with author commentary on different strips, and their funny or odd back stories, When readers ...
Hilary B. Price, 2007
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Pithy Precepts - Aspirations and Inspirations: A Family Life ...
Responding to questions from his offspring as well as their kids, author, entrepreneur and investor Pete Prestegaard gives his unabashed take on life, God, society, men and women, family, sex, kids, medicine, sports, starting a business, ...
Pete Prestegaard, 2009
10
The Book of Pithies: A Pithy : A Brief and Forceful Expression
Simonetta brings an extraordinary range of experiences to his writings". -- Write To Heal Magazine
Joseph R. Simonetta, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pithy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tramlines Festival, review: 'exciting'
The 29-year-old transformed from a hunched figure, fists clenched inside the sleeves of her hoodie, to a messianic presence spitting out pithy ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Boris Johnson Now Has Four Jobs
Despite constant, pithy assurances about the economy's steady recovery under the watchful Eye of Sauron – see also: George Osborne's ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
3
Why the art of writing of strongly worded letters to newspapers must …
No-one understands this better than Ann Farmer of Woodford Green, Essex, whose short, pithy letters are often published in the press. They are ... «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»
4
Trump: The Case for Despairing — About America
He engages with no issue, merely offers a hostile and pithy soundbite bromide about it. He yammers. He describes how wonderful things will ... «Commentary Magazine, Jul 15»
5
REVIEW: The Moons & Gramotones @ 100 Club
They surpass the green Gramotones on the melodies battlefront, which sound simultaneously brash and polished, the band's pithy pop nuggets ... «Cultured Vultures, Jul 15»
6
What Lord Sewel gets up to is none of our business
As a matter of fact we should have a grudging respect for the fact Lord Sewel maintained a pithy wit and good political judgement late at night ... «Politics.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Late To The Party | Batman: Arkham Knight Review
Maybe too present, as he lends pithy commentary to every story beat or extended period of silence. maxresdefault. The upside of this more ... «Dual Pixels, Jul 15»
8
Ali Ikram and his Jerry Maguire moment: Campbell reporter reveals …
The world is awash in pithy quotes about its supposed evils, my favourite being "Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever". Lance Armstrong said ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
Practical mindfulness without the spirituality
This book is full of simple advice that comes in the form of short chapters if you can manage them, or pithy "quick thoughts" if you are really ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Donald Trump's style both helps and hurts
Online scholars seem to debate who should get credit for first saying this pithy quote. I think about these words a lot before writing. Penning a ... «Carroll County Times, Jul 15»

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