US /kənˈsaɪsli/ UK /kənˈsaɪsli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a brief and clearly expressed manner

    He stated the argument concisely in a single paragraph.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a brief and clearly... brieflysuccinctlyterselycompactlypithilycrisply
Opposites
verboselywordilydiffuselyramblingly
Word family
Related forms conciseconcisenessconcision

Etymology

From concise + -ly. Concise derives from Latin concisus ('cut up, brief'), past participle of concidere ('to cut up, cut to pieces'), from com- (intensive) + caedere ('to cut').

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