sentencioso
Portuguese, adjective/sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/
sentencioso is spelled S-E-N-T-E-N-C-I-O-S-O (11 letters). Sentencioso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “sententious (tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralising)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem qualidade ou forma de sentença”.
What does sentencioso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sententious (tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralising)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem qualidade ou forma de sentença 2. que fala gravemente, que se exprime ajuizando, com sentenças ou provérbios 3. judicioso, sensato, de bom senso, prudente; grave
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sentencioso
- sentenciosa feminine
- sentenciosos masculine plural
- sentenciosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sentencioso?
- Brazil /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/
- Brazil /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
- Portugal /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sentencioso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.