Sen-tēn'tious, a.
(-tĕn'shus), a. [Lat. sententiosus, Fr. sentencieux, Sp. sentencioso, It. sentenzioso.]
Sense 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; short and energetic; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.
How he apes his sire. Ambitiously sententious! Addison.
Sense 2. Comprising sentences; sentential. [Obs.] “Sententious marks.” Grew.