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pithy
  • Conjugation : more  pithier ; most  pithiest
  • Derivative : n  pithiness ; adv  pithily
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pithy [ 'pɪθɪ] [ 'pɪθɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 有髓的;多髓的
  2. 2. adjective 精辟的;精练

Collins English-English Dictionary

pithy ['pɪθɪ]
  1. 1. adj terse and full of meaning or substance
  2. 2. adj of, resembling, or full of pith

Examples

文笔简洁
written in a pithy style 简洁
精粹
succinct; pithy; terse
要言不烦
terse; succinct; pithy
口诀
a pithy mnemonic formula (often in rhyme); mnemonic rhyme
你应当去掉“穿靴戴帽”的东西, 尽量做到语言简洁。
You should get rid of the clichés and try to make it pithy. 穿靴戴帽

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