concise
AdjectiveUS[kuhn-sahys]/kənˈsaɪs/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- expressing much in few words“a concise explanation”Opposite prolixSimilar brief, crisp, pithy, elliptic, telegraphic, compendious, aphoristic, crypticRelates to prolixity, prolixnessSee also taciturn
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con·cise′ adjective
Origin: L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.
Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; — used of style in writing or speaking.
The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood.— Ben Jonson
Where the author is... too brief and concise, amplify a little.— Isaac Watts
Synonyms: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54