The Only Use of
sententious
in
1984 by Orwell
- 'Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man,' he said sententiously.
p. 233..4sententiously = in an annoying attempt to sound smart
Definition:
-
(sententious) annoying attempt to sound smart or important
or more rarely (and typically in classic literature):
expressing wisdom or knowledge concisely