pithy
pithy /p'ɪθi/ (pithier pithiest)
[ADJ] usu ADJ n
A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. (WRITTEN)
His pithy advice to young painters was, `Above all, keep your colours fresh.'...
Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
● pithily [ADV] ADV with v
Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as `what I play for a living'.
[ADJ] usu ADJ n
A pithy comment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. (WRITTEN)
His pithy advice to young painters was, `Above all, keep your colours fresh.'...
Many of them made a point of praising the film's pithy dialogue.
● pithily [ADV] ADV with v
Louis Armstrong defined jazz pithily as `what I play for a living'.