See Also: pithy(medicine)
pithy(dictionary)
pithy(dictionary)

pithy (iou)



pithy adjective. ME.
[from PITH noun + -Y1.]
Full of strength or vigour; spec. (of liquor) strong, very alcoholic. Now dial. ME.
Full of substance or significance; esp. (of speech or writing) containing much matter in few words; concise, condensed, forcible; terse. E16.
George Eliot He was a pithy talker. N. Sherry His style is pithy and controlled.
Consisting or of the nature of pith; full of pith. M16.
pithily adverb LME.
pithiness noun M16.