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. » « Three things be required in the oration of a m... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/120
compactadjective 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` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/compendious