sententiously
adverb
sententiously is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sententiously means “In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sententiously?
| Letters | 13: S-E-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sententiously?
Sententiously appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sententiously
- more sententiously comparative
- most sententiously superlative
- sentenciously
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sententiously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a sententious manner, concisely, pithily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sententiously in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a sententious manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sentencieusement |
| Spanish | sentenciosamente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sententiously come from?
From sententious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).