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1 sententious
sen·ten·tious[senˈtən(t)ʃəs]adj ( pej form: moralizing) moralisierend oft pej, moralistisch oft pej; (affectedly formal) salbungsvoll pej\sententious book/document moralisierendes Buch/Dokument\sententious person/speech salbungsvolle Person/Rede* * *1. adj sententiously2. adv[sen'tenʃəs, -lɪ] salbungsvoll* * *sententious [senˈtenʃəs] adj (adv sententiously)1. sentenziös, prägnant, kernig2. spruchreich, lehrhaft3. pej aufgeblasen, salbungsvoll, phrasenhaft* * *adj.geschwollen adj. -
2 sententious
(form: moralizing) moralisierend ( oft pej), moralistisch ( oft pej) ( affectedly formal) salbungsvoll ( pej)\sententious book/ document moralisierendes Buch/Dokument;
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