All 4 Uses of
sententious
in
Brave New World
- "And that," put in the Director sententiously, "that is the secret of happiness and virtue-liking what you've got to do.†
p. 16.5
- "But one's got to make the effort," she said, sententiously, "one's got to play the game.†
p. 43.6
- "All men are physico-chemically equal," said Henry sententiously.†
p. 74.1 *
- "Well, you must persevere," said Fanny sententiously.†
p. 188.1
Definition:
annoying attempt to sound smart or important
or more rarely (and typically in classic literature):
expressing wisdom or knowledge concisely
or more rarely (and typically in classic literature):
expressing wisdom or knowledge concisely