All pithy synonyms
pith·y
P p adjective pithy
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
- honed — a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- marrowy — Full of marrow; pithy.
- aphoristic — of, relating to, or resembling an aphorism
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
adj pithy
- curt — If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.
- gnomic — like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- curtate — shortened
- concise — Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
- meaty — of or like meat.
- caustic — Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
- bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- cottony — of or like cotton; downy; fluffy
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- doughy — of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.