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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb sentence which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

sententious
  1. (obsolete) Full of meaning.
  2. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
  3. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. moralistic, moralising, moralizing, didactic, homiletic, preachy, sermonic, homiletical, priggish, sanctimonious, pietistic, pious, pontifical, pompous, canting, judgemental, judgmental, Pecksniffian, preachifying, pi, self-righteous, unco guid, self-important, sermonizing, sermonising, instructional, instructive, edifying, expository, doctrinal, pedantic, teaching, smug, Pharisaic, sermonical, Pharisaical, disciplinary, preaching, admonitory, dogmatic, holier-than-thou, upright, high-minded, strait-laced, enlightening, educational, informative, informational, educative, illuminating … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The politician's sententious speech failed to resonate with the audience as they grew weary of his excessive moralizing.”
      “After hours of heated debate, the CEO's sententious statement finally put an end to the discussion, providing a clear and concise solution to the problem.”
      “His speech was so sententious, filled with grandiose words and empty rhetoric, that it was difficult to decipher any meaningful message.”
sentenceable
  1. Resulting in a judicial sentence.
sentencing
  1. Relating to a judicial sentence.
sentencious
  1. Obsolete form of sententious.
sentential
  1. (linguistics) relating to a sentence
  2. Examples:
      3. “There are no sentential complements, though pronouns and some noun phrases can be used to refer to explicit or evoked propositions.”
      “Thus, he does not recognize sentential compounds, such as conjunctions and disjunctions, as single assertions.”
      “By way of contrast, most sentential logics, while able to express inconsistencies, are complete and correct.”
sentenced
  1. simple past tense and past participle of sentence
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punished, penalised, penalized, condemned, fined, doomed, docked, convicted, booked, book, railroaded, meted out punishment to, hit with, imposed penalty, inflicted a penalty on, slapped with, imposed a penalty on, pronounced sentence on, threw the book at, thrown the book at, meted out, imposed a sentence on, meted out justice to, disciplined, reprimanded, chastised, chastened, corrected, imprisoned, castigated, found guilty, brought to book, sent down, dealt with, rapped knuckles, cracked down on, put the screws to, passed sentence on, taught a lesson, slapped someone's wrist, sanctioned, judged, amerced, mulcted, rapped, ground, grounded, come down on like a ton of bricks, exacted a penalty from, brought to justice … more
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