sententious
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Sententious as the opera seems, it is yet puffed out, padded, and bedizened with unessential ornament compared with the story.
From A Second Book of Operas by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
Sententious maxims, put into verse for the better aid of the memory, were known by the Greeks as gnomes, γνῶμαι, from γνώμη, an opinion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Dear old Mr. Sententious," said she, "did you think you could take me in?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 25, 1919 by Various
"Sententious and a trifle inaccurate," the Prince objected, with a sudden flash of his white teeth.
From The Great Prince Shan by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
"Sententious that;" yet I could not smile—he spoke with such earnestness.
From John Halifax, Gentleman by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock
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Common Senses: Sent, Sens ("Feel")
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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