- 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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.