The Only Use of
sententious
in
Heart of Darkness
- 'I am not such a fool as I look, quoth Plato to his disciples,' he said sententiously, emptied his glass with great resolution, and we rose.†
Chpt 1
Definition:
-
(sententious) annoying attempt to sound smart or important
or more rarely (and typically in classic literature):
expressing wisdom or knowledge concisely