Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (3)
1.
in a compact manner or state;
- Example: "The children were packed compactly into the car"2.
with concise and precise brevity;
to the point;
- Example: "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"- Example: "he wrote compactly but clearly"[syn: succinctly, compactly]
3. taking up no more space than necessary;
- Example: "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Compactly \Com*pact"ly\, adv.
In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely;
tersely.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
compactly
adv 1: in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed
compactly into the car"
2: with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state
your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but
clearly" [syn: succinctly, compactly]
3: taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food
compactly stored in a pressurized tank"