succinct

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   clearly and briefly expressed; concise

   The professor gave a succinct explanation of the complex theory.

2. 2
   adj

   using few words; to the point

   The manager preferred succinct reports to lengthy ones.

From Latin succinctus ('girded up, concise'), from sub- ('under, up to') + cingere ('to gird'); via Old French succinct into Middle English in the 15th century, meaning 'brief and to the point'.

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