All 6 Uses of
pithy
in
The Magic Mountain
- Dr. Krokowski, however, stood up and strode over to Hans Castorp; tilting his head to one side and smiling so pithily that it revealed the yellow teeth under his beard, he placed one hand on the young man's shoulder and with the other offered a hearty handshake.†
Chpt 4.10pithily = in concise (said in few words) manner that is full of meaning
- Dr. Krokowski showed up, smiling pithily and showing his yellow teeth under his beard.†
Chpt 6.1
- Someone ran to get him, and he came: he broke into a rugged, pithy smile once he had the picture, his very presence demanding their cheerful trust.†
Chpt 7.8pithy = concise (said in few words), but full of meaning
- With a rugged, pithy smile he cheerfully bade them trust him as he strove to make them feel at home in these swampy, suspicious, and subhuman regions, enjoined them to see in his stout person a true leader, even for the timid and those dubious about such matters.†
Chpt 7.8
- Beneath Dr. Krokowski's beard, under that pithy expression that reassured and enjoined confidence, his yellow teeth were constantly in evidence as he repeated his "my d'gods" and were particularly visible as he welcomed Hans Castorp, who said nothing and looked unsure of himself.†
Chpt 7.8
- Which he did, urging her on in pithy phrases.
Chpt 7.8 *