pithy statement
Brief, weighty saying
A pithy statement is one that expresses meaning forcefully in few words—compact but substantive, like a seed containing a whole plant.
The phrase often describes memorable quotes, aphorisms, or observations that punch above their word count: She summed up the problem in one pithy statement.
- aphorismTerse general truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- quipBrief, clever remark
- turn of phraseDistinctive verbal expression
- epigramPithy, memorable saying
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