The Only Use
sententious
in
1984, by Orwell
(Edited)
- 'Thoughtcrime is a dreadful thing, old man,' he said sententiously.
p. 233.4sententiously = in an annoying attempt to sound smart
Definitions:
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(1)
(sententious) annoying attempt to sound smart or important
or more rarely (and typically in classic literature):
expressing wisdom or knowledge concisely - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)