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concise

[ kuhn-sahys ]

adjective

  1. expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:

    a concise explanation of the company's retirement plan.

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concise

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adjective

  1. expressing much in few words; brief and to the point
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³¦¾±²õ±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ³¦´Ç²Ôˈ³¦¾±²õ±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦´Ç²Ô·³¦¾±²õ±ð·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of concise1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦Ä«²õ³Ü²õ “cut short†(past participle of ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦Ä«»å±ð°ù±ð ), equivalent to con- con- + -³¦Ä«»å- (combining form of caedere “to cutâ€) + -tus past participle ending
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of concise1

C16: from Latin ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦Ä«²õ³Ü²õ cut up, cut short, from ³¦´Ç²Ô³¦Ä«»å±ð°ù±ð to cut to pieces, from caedere to cut, strike down
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Synonym Study

Concise, succinct, terse all refer to speech or writing that uses few words to say much. Concise usually implies that unnecessary details or verbiage have been eliminated from a more wordy statement: a concise summary of the speech. Succinct, on the other hand, implies that the message is as originally composed and is expressed in as few words as possible: a succinct statement of the problem. Terse sometimes suggests brevity combined with wit or polish to produce particularly effective expression: a terse, almost aphoristic, style. It may also suggest brusqueness or curtness: a terse reply that was almost rude.
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What you wrote wasn't necessarily new, but it was concise and well constructed, and made points that are commonly ignored.I'd like to go through it point by point.

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But over the course of her inquisition into the events surrounding her late husband’s heart attack, her prose becomes sharper, more concise.

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Speaking from Michigan before a backdrop of American flags, Slotkin was much more concise and much less animated than the president, who regaled Republicans on the House floor for an hour and 40 minutes.

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You figure out what wording makes this joke concise, how to economize with words instead of overtalking, like I’m doing right now.

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“Severance†takes corporate dialect beyond the practice of concise, emotionally neutral workplace communication — office jargon’s alleged purpose — into an alternate universe.

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