succinct

[suh k-singkt]

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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.

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

Synonym study

1, 2. See concise.

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Related Words for succinctly

shortly, summarily, succinctly

Examples from the Web for succinctly

Contemporary Examples of succinctly

The worth of Death of a King lies in its story, succinctly and achingly told.
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The strains of adolescence have rarely been summed up so succinctly.
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Historical Examples of succinctly

"The cable would have handled that end of it, I guess," she said, succinctly.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
"Cornelia and Marilla Merritt are just the ones," she said, succinctly.
Quaint Courtships
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Then he succinctly completed his diagnosis: "His jig is up!"
The Downfall
Emile Zola
Drake ran on forcefully, succinctly, his hand gripping Garrison's.
Garrison's Finish
W. B. M. Ferguson
We cannot, says The Board, succinctly, drawing its salary; It increases the tax rate.
The Lost Art of Reading
Gerald Stanley Lee

British Dictionary definitions for succinctly

succinct

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 Formssuccinctly, 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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Word Origin and History for succinctly

adv.

c.1500, from succinct + -ly (2).

succinct

adj.

early 15c., "having one's belt fastened tightly," from Middle French succincte, from Latin succinctus "prepared, ready, contracted, short," past participle of succingere "tuck up (clothes for action), gird from below," from sub "up from under" (see sub-) + cingere "to gird" (see cinch). Sense of "brief, concise" first recorded early 15c.