SUCCINCT
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
succinct (comparative more succinct, superlative most succinct)
brief and to the point
compressed into a tiny area.
(archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.
Synonyms
• concise
• laconic
• See also concise
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*cinct", a. Etym: [L. succinctus, p.p. of succingere to gird below
or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture.]
1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.
His habit fit for speed succinct. Milton.
2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.
Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon.
The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs
and necessities of mankind. South.
Syn.
– Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse.
– Suc*cinct"ly, adv.
– Suc*cinct"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition