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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