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com|pen|di|ous — «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective. brief but comprehensive; concise: »a compendious review of American literature. SYNONYM(S): succinct. ╂[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf. ↑compendium)] –com|pen´di|ous|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
com|pen´di|ous|ness — com|pen|di|ous «kuhm PEHN dee uhs», adjective. brief but comprehensive; concise: »a compendious review of American literature. SYNONYM(S): succinct. ╂[< Latin compendiōsus < compendium; see etym. under compendium (Cf. ↑compendium)]… … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
pen — pen·al·ty; pen·ance; pen·cil; pen·dant; pen·dent; pen·den·tive; pen·du·line; pen·e·trant; pen·i·tent; pen·i·ten·tial; pen·i·ten·tia·ry; pen·man; pen·nat·u·lar·i·an; pen·ner; pen·sion; pen·sion·ary; pen·ste·mon; pen·ta·gon; pen·tam·e·ter;… … English syllables
compendious — com·pen·di·ous … English syllables
compendiously — com·pen·di·ous·ly … English syllables
compendious — com•pen•di•ous [[t]kəmˈpɛn di əs[/t]] adj. containing the substance of a subject, esp. an extensive one, in a concise form; succinct • Etymology: 1350–1400; < L com•pen′di•ous•ly, adv. com•pen′di•ous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compendiously — Com*pen di*ous*ly, adv. In a compendious manner. [1913 Webster] Compendiously expressed by the word chaos. Bentley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compendiousness — Com*pen di*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being compendious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
