sentencioso

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ [sẽ.tẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zo/ [sẽ.tẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/

  • Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

sentencioso (feminine sentenciosa, masculine plural sentenciosos, feminine plural sentenciosas, metaphonic)

  1. sententious (tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralising)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Adjective

sentencioso (feminine sentenciosa, masculine plural sentenciosos, feminine plural sentenciosas)

  1. sententious
  2. pithy

Further reading

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