verbum sat en · X
Etymology
A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti.
Meanings
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Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.
For there one learns—'t is not for me to boast, / Though I acquired—but I pass over that, / As well as all the Greek I since have lost: / I say that there 's the place—but ‘Verbum sat.’
1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I:
Relateds
word to the wise · sat · est · nullius in verba · verbum · sapienti
Synonyms
verbum sat est · verbum sapienti sat est · verbum sapienti · verbum sat sapienti est · verbum sat sapienti