Compendious

[kәm'pendiәs]

Definition

(adj.) 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' .

Editor: Ozzie--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.

Checker: Seymour

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Brief, concise, short, abridged, summary, succinct, comprehensive.

Edited by Lizzie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Condensed, concentrated, brief, short, succinct, concise, abridged, commodious,convenient, useful, handy, comprehensive, compact

ANT:Diffuse, vague, prolix, shapeless, cumbrous, undigested

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