Word of the Day 11.17.08
compendious
com·pen·di·ous (k
m-p
n
d
-s)
adj.
Containing or stating briefly and concisely all the essentials; succinct.
[Middle English, from Late Latin compendi
sus, from Latin compendium, a shortening; see compendium.]
com·pendi·ous·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | compendious – briefly giving the gist of something; “a short and compendious book”; “a compact style is brief and pithy”; “succinct comparisons”; “a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject”
concise – expressing much in few words; “a concise explanation”
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