compendious

C2 Topic:Register & Style
US /kəmˈpɛn.di.əs/ UK /kəmˈpɛn.di.əs/
adj Freq #285693

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.

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Synonyms
1 adj · concise while still... concisesuccinctcompactsummary
More abridged
Word family
Forms compendiously
Derived forms compendiouslycompendiousnessincompendiousuncompendious
Related forms compendiumcompendiasummaryabridgment

Etymology

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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