succinct

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

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: compendious compact summary

Succinct \Suc*cinct"\, a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.]

1.Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. [1913 Webster]

His habit fit for speed succinct.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise. [1913 Webster]

Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.— Roscommon.[1913 Webster]

The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.— South.[1913 Webster]

Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse. [1913 Webster] -- Suc*cinct"ly, adv. -- Suc*cinct"ness, n. [1913 Webster]