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CONCISE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Expressing much in few words
Example:
a concise explanation
Classified under:
Similar:
aphoristic; apothegmatic; epigrammatic (terse and witty and like a maxim)
brief (concise and succinct)
compact; compendious; succinct; summary (briefly giving the gist of something)
crisp; curt; laconic; terse (brief and to the point; effectively cut short)
cryptic (having a puzzling terseness)
elliptic; elliptical (characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements)
pithy; sententious (concise and full of meaning)
telegraphic (having the style of a telegram with many short words left out)
Also:
taciturn (habitually reserved and uncommunicative)
Attribute:
long-windedness; prolixity; prolixness; windiness; wordiness (boring verbosity)
Antonym:
prolix (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length)
Derivation:
conciseness (terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)
