CONCISE
concise
(adjective) expressing much in few words; “a concise explanation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
concise (comparative more concise, superlative most concise)
brief, yet including all important information
Synonyms
• succinct
• terse
• See also concise
Antonyms
• verbose
Verb
concise (third-person singular simple present concises, present participle concising, simple past and past participle concised)
(India, transitive) To make concise; to abridge or summarize.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cise", a. Etym: [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of concidere
to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin to scindere to
cleave, and to E. shed, v.t.; cf. F. concis.]
Definition: Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted;
– used of style in writing or speaking.
The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat
to be understood. B. Jonson.
Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. I.
Watts.
Syn.
– Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See
Laconic, and Terse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition