Pithy — Defs

01 a. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.

1.
Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
2.
Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent.
“This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed.” — Dryden.

“In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy.” — Addison.

Phrases & compounds

Pithy gall — a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly (Diastrophus nebulosus).