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compendious

[ kuhm-pen-dee-uhs ]
/ kəmˈpɛn di əs /
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adjective

of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.

Words related to compendious

brief, close, compact, comprehensive, concise, condensed, curt, inclusive, laconic, short, succinct, summary, abbreviated, breviloquent, contracted, synoptic

Words nearby compendious

compd., compeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate, compensated acidosis, compensated alkalosis

Origin of compendious

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word compendiōsus. See compendium, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM compendious

com·pen·di·ous·ly, adverbcom·pen·di·ous·ness, nounun·com·pen·di·ous, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH compendious

compendious voluminous
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British Dictionary definitions for compendious

compendious
/ (kəmˈpɛndɪəs) /

adjective

containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct

Derived forms of compendious

compendiously, adverbcompendiousness, noun
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