sen·ten·tious 
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/ adjective
/sɛnˈtɛnʃəs/ adjective [more sententious; most sententious] formal + disapproving : having or expessing strong opinions about what people should and should not do
▪ a smug and sententious writer ▪ a sententious speech
▪ a smug and sententious writer ▪ a sententious speech
— sen·ten·tious·ly adverb
▪ He spoke sententiously.
▪ He spoke sententiously.
