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succinct

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suc·cinct  (sk-sngkt)
adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
2. Archaic Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.

[Middle English succincte, girt, from Old French, from Latin succnctus, past participle of succingere, to gird from below : sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in Indo-European roots.]

suc·cinctly adv.
suc·cinctness n.

succinct
Adjective
brief and clear: a succinct answer to this question [Latin succinctus]
succinctly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.succinct - 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"

succinct
adjective brief, to the point, concise, compact, summary, condensed, terse, laconic, pithy, gnomic, compendious, in a few well-chosen words << OPPOSITE rambling
Translations
succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adjsucinto

succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adjsuccinct(e)bref(brève)

succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adjknapp, prägnant

succinct [səkˈsɪŋkt] adjsuccinto/a, breve

succinct
adj succinct [səkˈsinkt]
concise and clearly expressed The briefing was very succinct; succinct answers. kort en kragtig وَجيز، مُقْتَضَب стегнат stručný koncis kurz und bündig περιεκτικός, λακωνικός sucinto tabav گويا concis תָמצִיתִי सारगर्भित, संक्षिप्त, सारिक, सामासिक kratak, jezgrovit rövid, tömör ringkas dan jelas conciso, breve 簡潔な glaustas, trumpas īss un kodolīgs ringkas beknopt, bondig kortfattet, kort og godt zwięzły сжатый; краткий úsečný, krátky, výstižný jedrnat jezgrovit koncis สั้นกระชับ kısa, özlü 簡洁明了的 стислий; короткий مختصر اور جامع ngắn gọn, súc tích


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Were I to give the Sphere's explanation of these matters, succinct and clear though it was, it would be tedious to an inhabitant of Space, who knows these things already.
Philip wired a succinct affirmative, and next morning a stranger presented himself at the studio.
She sat down and wrote on the four pages of a note-sheet a succinct narrative of those events of three or four years ago, put it into an envelope, and directed it to Clare.
 
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