How do you pronounce sententious?

sententious is pronounced as /sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/.

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sententious

🧐sententious (senténshus)

adjective

/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/

moralista; que da lecciones (moralista; ke da lecciones)

sentence sentience

Meaning

Given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner.

Traducción del significado

dado a moralizar de manera pomposa o afectada

Oraciones de ejemplo

His sententious remarks annoyed the audience.

Sus comentarios moralistas molestaron a la audiencia.

Synonyms

pompous, moralizing, didactic, preachy

Antonyms

modest, humble

Colocaciones

sententious speech, sententious tone, sententious style

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