concise
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- expressing much in few words“a concise explanation”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Concise \Con*cise"\, a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.] Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking. [1913 Webster]
The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. --I. Watts.
Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See Laconic, and Terse. [1913 Webster]