compendious

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

briefly giving the gist of something“a short and compendious book”“a compact style is brief and pithy”“succinct comparisons”“a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject”Synonyms: compact succinct summary

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Compendious \Com*pen"di*ous\, a. [L. compendiosus.] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. [1913 Webster]

More compendious and expeditious ways. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]

Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. --Sir T. Elyot.

Syn: Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise. [1913 Webster]