sententious
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Sententious in her didactic passages, she is pure and noble in her sentiment, poetical and impressive in her descriptions of nature.
From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by Cooke, George Willis
"Sententious that;" yet I could not smile—he spoke with such earnestness.
From John Halifax, Gentleman by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock
This Session things have been peculiarly critical, as is shown in the cases of Napoleon Boltonparty and the Sententious Saunders.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 by Various
Sententious maxims, put into verse for the better aid of the memory, were known by the Greeks as gnomes, γνῶμαι, from γνώμη, an opinion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Sententious morality from time past has told us that we are each given a part to play, evidently implying, with involuntary cynicism, that the art of life is—the art of acting.
From Prose Fancies (Second Series) by Le Gallienne, Richard
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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