sententiously
adverb/senˈtenʃəsli/
/senˈtenʃəsli/
(formal, disapproving)- in a way that tries to sound important or intelligent, especially by expressing moral judgements
- ‘It’s never easy to serve two masters,’ he said sententiously.
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