compendious

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   concise while still containing the essential information about a subject

   The final chapter gives a compendious account of the evidence for relativity.

From Old French compendieux, from Latin compendiosus ("profitable, brief"), based on compendium ("saving, shortcut, summary"). Its modern sense combines brevity with comprehensive coverage of a subject's essentials.

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