Summary
Summary adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Usage example: obviously a one-volume encyclopedia can offer only a very summary account of the American Civil War
Sententious and summary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sententious" instead an adjective "Summary".
Sententious
Sententious adjective - Marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning.
Usage example: memoirs that are filled with sententious observations on love, marriage, and happiness
Summary and sententious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Summary" instead an adjective "Sententious".
Nearby Word: sentential
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Sententious and Summary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/sententious
Summary & Sententious. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/sententious>.
Sententious or Summary. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/summary/sententious.
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