succinct

[ suh k-singkt ]

/ səkˈsɪŋkt /

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adjective

expressed in few words; concise; terse.

characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.

compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

Archaic.

drawn up, as by a girdle.
close-fitting.
encircled, as by a girdle.

Words nearby succinct

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Origin of succinct

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird, gather up (one's clothes), prepare for action, equivalent to suc- suc- + cing(ere) to gird, equip + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM succinct

suc·cinct·ly, adverbsuc·cinct·ness, nounun·suc·cinct, adjectiveun·suc·cinct·ly, adverb

synonym study for succinct

1, 2. See concise.

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Examples from the Web for succinct

The scenes are succinct, by and large; the patter of the characters rolls right along, whether you catch their drift or not.
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Her few comments to the press included a succinct summary of her views on capital punishment.
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Her verdict was succinct: “They are not clothes for playing in, they are clothes for showing off at the airport.”
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Then, a succinct slaying of the awful "We Built That" meme which so awkwardly defined the convention in Tampa.
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He failed to come up with a succinct new indictment à la Reagan's "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
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Either party was attended by a solicitor, and the following is a "succinct synopsis" of the affair.
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So he gave her a succinct compendium of his famous paper at the British Association, in a form suited for the youthful mind.
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With this object, I cannot do better than borrow the succinct narrative of the Edinburgh Reviewer.
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Such, monsieur, is the succinct summary of your report, which is supported with facts that are painfully real.
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British Dictionary definitions for succinct

succinct

/ (səkˈsɪŋkt) /

adjective

marked by brevity and clarity; concise

compressed into a small area

archaic

encircled by or as if by a girdle
drawn up tightly; closely fitting

Derived forms of succinct

succinctly, adverbsuccinctness, noun

Word Origin for succinct

C15: from Latin succinctus girt about, from succingere to gird from below, from sub- from below + cingere to gird

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