Look up: Compendious

1. compendious
   [adj] - briefly giving the gist of something
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2. Compendious
   Com·pen'di·ous adjective [ Latin compendiosus .] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. « More compendious and expeditious ways. Woodward. » �...
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3. compendious
   compact adjective briefly giving the gist of something; `a short and compendious book`; `a compact style is brief and pithy`; `succinct comparisons`; `a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject`
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4. Compendious
   • (a.) Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.
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5. compendious
   compendious 1. Briefly stated; succinct; concise; briefly giving the gist of something. 2. Containing a wide range of information in a concise form.
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