#sententious
Adjective
[sen-ten-shuh s]
1. abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims:
a sententious book.2. given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous.
3. given to or using pithy sayings or maxims:
a sententious poet.Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin sententiōsusmeaningful.“Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth.”
- Bertrand Russell