sententious
/senˈtenʃəs/adjective
उच्चारण सेन्टेन्शस
उपदेशात्मक, नसीहत भरा, आडंबरपूर्ण
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adjective
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formal, disapproving
trying to sound important or clever by expressing opinions about moral questions
उपदेशात्मक, नसीहत भरा, आडंबरपूर्ण
- The speech was full of sententious remarks about duty.
- a sententious lecture
Synonyms moralizing preachy pompous sanctimonious self-righteous
Opposite humble modest unassuming
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sententiously adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse sententious (moralizing in a pompous way) and contentious (likely to cause disagreement).
Sententious (आडंबरपूर्वक नैतिक उपदेश देने वाला) और contentious (विवाद उत्पन्न करने वाला) में भ्रमित न हों।