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

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RELATED WORDS

shortly, summarily

Nearby words

succession of crops, succession state, successive, successor, succinate, succinct, succinctorium, succinic, succinic acid, succinylcholine, succinylcholine chloride

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

Related forms

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

Synonym study

1, 2. See concise.
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British Dictionary definitions for succinctly

succinct

/ (səkˈsɪŋkt) /

adjective

marked by brevity and clarity; concise
compressed into a small area
archaic
  1. encircled by or as if by a girdle
  2. drawn up tightly; closely fitting

Derived Forms

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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