SUCCINCTLY

succinctly, compactly

(adverb) with concise and precise brevity; to the point; “Please state your case as succinctly as possible”; “he wrote compactly but clearly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

succinctly (comparative more succinctly, superlative most succinctly)

In a succinct manner, concisely.

Antonym: unsuccinctly

Source: Wiktionary


SUCCINCT

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



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