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Expressing compact statements of supposed wisdom, often with excessive moralizing.

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sententious

The sententious speech offered lofty maxims instead of practical help.
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Tessa added irreverence when a character used the committee's ceremonial stamp as a paperweight, treating a solemn symbol casually. Another character adopted a moralistic tone, judging every misplaced comma as evidence of a defective character. His sententious refrain, 'Order in ink is order in the soul,' compressed that moralizing into a polished little maxim.
From The Tone of a Satirical Scene.
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