Sententious

“Sententious” (sen-TEN-shus) – from the Latin for “opinion” – is another way of saying “self-righteous.”

Example (as used by Gregory Maguire in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West): “‘I do not listen when anyone uses the word immoral,’ said the Wizard. ‘In the young it is ridiculous, in the old it is sententious and reactionary and an early warning sign of apoplexy. In the middle-aged, who love and fear the idea of moral life the most, it is hypocritical.’”

[Ed. Note: Become a more persuasive writer and speaker ... build your self-confidence and intellect ... increase your attractiveness to others ... just by spending 10 VERY enjoyable minutes a day with ETR's new Words to the Wise CD Library.]

Copyright ETR, LLC, 2009