summary

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: sum-updrumheadcompendiouscompactsuccinct

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form“he gave a summary of the conclusions”Synonyms: sum-up

Adjective (2)

  1. performed speedily and without formality“a summary execution”“summary justice”Synonyms: drumhead
  2. 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: compendiouscompactsuccinct
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See Sum.]

1.Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a summary statement of facts. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary process; to take summary vengeance. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct. [1913 Webster]

Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Summaries. [F. sommaire, or L. summarium. See Summary, a.] A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance of a fuller account. [1913 Webster]
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