Definition of Pithy. Meaning of Pithy. Synonyms of Pithy
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Definition of Pithy
Pithy Pithy Pith"y, a. [Compar. Pithier; superl. Pithiest.]
1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith;
as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent.
This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed.
--Dryden.
In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy.
--Addison.
Pithy gall (Zo["o]l.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong
gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly
(Diastrophus nebulosus).
