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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).

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- joke that is delivered in a single line. A good one-liner is said to be pithy – concise and meaningful. Comedians and actors use this comedic method as...
- Pithys is a genus of insectivorous p****erine binds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. The species in this genus are specialist ant-followers that depend...
- Spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt, often pithy remarks. Laconia is bordered by Messenia to the west and Arcadia to the...
- inhabitants had a re****tion for verbal austerity and were famous for their often pithy remarks. A laconic phrase may be used for efficiency (as during military...
- 20 every year. He belongs to the caste of Kumbara. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems called tripadi (written in the native three-line verse...
- performance "splendid", saying that she "hits just the right note between pithy and chummy". In 2013, Kendrick featured in the romantic comedy-drama Drinking...
- division of Simon & Schuster. Publishers W****ly called the book a "smart, pithy memoir with an earnest emotional arc." Bowie married comedian Jamie Denbo...
- The white-plumed antbird (Pithys albifrons) is a small species of insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical...