Adv. | 1. | compactly - in a compact manner or state; "The children were packed compactly into the car" |
2. | compactly - with concise and precise brevity; to the point; "Please state your case as succinctly as possible"; "he wrote compactly but clearly" | |
3. | compactly - taking up no more space than necessary; "liquid food compactly stored in a pressurized tank" |