succinctly

[ suhk-singkt-lee ]

adverb

1. in a concise or verbally brief manner:

   Students must demonstrate the ability to correctly and succinctly communicate research findings.

Other Words From

• un·suc·cinct·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of succinctly¹

succinct + -ly

Example Sentences

The deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, put it more succinctly.

From Time

Terra’s rapid rise and fall can be difficult to explain succinctly without any prior knowledge of the blockchain.

From Time

So it is that the favorite to cut down the nets is the fourth-most-talked-about team entering the Final Four, or as ESPN’s Myron Medcalf succinctly put it, perhaps the least sexy storyline left.

From FiveThirtyEight

Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, whose wife is Ukrainian, expressed his team’s position on the crisis succinctly at the weekend.

From Quartz

It was Robert Morris who most succinctly challenged Charles Beard’s hypothesis.

From Time

The benefits are obvious, says 83-year-old Mariacristina Poggio, who sums it up succinctly: “I could die from the flu without it.”

From The Daily Beast

As another elder in the valley put it—perhaps more succinctly—“emotions are for women.”

From The Daily Beast

The worth of Death of a King lies in its story, succinctly and achingly told.

From The Daily Beast

When a female candidate slips up, she should respond succinctly and then introduce third-party validators, said Carpenter.

From The Daily Beast

Or as the New York Times succinctly put it, “NOBU: the name says it all.”

From The Daily Beast

As Braunitsch had put it so succinctly, "Even the lowest worm can procreate itself—unfortunately."

From Project Gutenberg

From the Minority Report proposals, thus succinctly put, we have so far omitted what is really the kernel of the whole matter.

From Project Gutenberg

He stated Bassett's offer succinctly, telling of his visit to Fraserville and of the interview at the Whitcomb.

From Project Gutenberg

As Santry succinctly put it: "They've sure lost their goat."

From Project Gutenberg

With this preface, Sam related, as succinctly as he could, the last memorable conversation he had had with Mr. Pickwick.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• shortly