con|cise´ly

con|cise´ly: con|cise «kuhn SYS», adjective.

expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman's concise report covered all the subjects briefly.

╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com- (intensive) + caedere cut]

–con|cise´ly, adverb.

–con|cise´ness, noun.

Synonym Study Concise, terse, succinct mean saying much in few words. Concise, applying to people or statements, implies that everything unnecessary has been cut out: »He gave a concise report of the meeting.
Terse, applying chiefly to statements, implies conciseness that is both pointed and polished: »Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is terse.
Succinct, applying to people or statements, implies very compact conciseness: »Winston Churchill's “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” is a succinct description of war.

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con|cise — «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut] –con|cise´ly … Useful english dictionary
con|cise´ness — con|cise «kuhn SYS», adjective. expressing much in few words; brief but full of meaning: »The chairman s concise report covered all the subjects briefly. ╂[< Latin concīsus, past participle of concīdere < com (intensive) + caedere cut]… … Useful english dictionary
con·cise — … Useful english dictionary
cise — cir·cum·cise; con·cise; con·cise·ly; con·cise·ness; ex·cise·man; ex·or·cise; in·cise; pre·cise·ly; pre·cise·ness; ex·cise; ex·er·cise; pre·cise; an·gli·cise; os·tra·cise; … English syllables
Philip S. Van Cise — (October 25, 1884 ndash;December 8, 1969), was a U.S. Army colonel, crimebusting district attorney, and private practice lawyer in Denver, Colorado. He is best known for arresting and prosecuting the notorious Million Dollar Bunco Ring headed by… … Wikipedia
concise — con·cise … English syllables
concisely — con·cise·ly … English syllables
concise — con|cise [ kən saıs ] adjective expressed using only a few words, but in a way that is easy to understand: clear concise instructions ╾ con|cise|ly adverb ╾ con|cise|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
concise — con•cise [[t]kənˈsaɪs[/t]] adj. expressing much in few words; brief but comprehensive; succinct; terse • Etymology: 1580–90; < L concīsus cut short, orig. ptp. of concīdere to cut up con•cise′ly, adv. syn: concise, succinct, terse refer to… … From formal English to slang
concise — con|cise [kənˈsaıs] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: concisus, from the past participle of concidere to cut up , from com ( COM ) + caedere to cut ] 1.) short, with no unnecessary words = ↑brief ▪ Your summary should be as clear and concise … Dictionary of contemporary English

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