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> brief and pithy overview I've seen people using "pithy" around here a lot lately. Is being "pithy" a good thing? My main previous exposure to the word is i
by war1025 6y ago
> brief and pithy overview
I've seen people using "pithy" around here a lot lately.
Is being "pithy" a good thing?
My main previous exposure to the word is in regards to woodworking, where the pith is generally weak wood that you want to avoid when making things.
- roflc0ptic 6y agoUsually it’s good. It means short and to the point in most contexts. Maybe things can be too pithy, if they’re so short that they’re incomprehensible. But it’s much better than meandering and off topic. (This response was not pithy)
- treis 6y agoI wouldn't say it's necessarily good. If you think of TV when a character says something as they're leaving a room and everyone goes "ooohhhh". That's a pithy comment. Something like: "Hey baby, you looking for a real man for tonight?" "Yeah, let me know if you see one!" Good to be pithy when you're dealing with obnoxious drunks in a bar. Maybe not so much when talking with your boss.
- devonbleak 6y ago1.(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive. It might be slightly pejorative. I usually take it to mean slightly hyperbolic, not necessarily meant to be taken completely literally.
- gmadsen 6y agoits usually a complement when describing a poet or writer. Meaning precise and meaningful. such as a pithy Vonnegut quote.