COMPENDIOUS

compendious, compact, succinct, summary

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

compendious (comparative more compendious, superlative most compendious)

containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized

briefly describing a body of knowledge

Anagrams

• pseudomonic

Source: Wiktionary

Com*pen"di*ous, a. Etym: [L. compendiosus.]

Definition: Containing the substance oe general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. More compendious and exeditious ways. Woodward. Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Sir T. Elyot.

Syn.

– Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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