summary

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   performed speedily and without formality

   a summary execution

2. 2
   noun

   a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

   They gave a summary of the conclusions.

3. 3
   adj

   Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.

   Near-synonym: abstractive

4. 4
   adj

   Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.

   Near-synonym: extrajudicial

5. 5
   adj

   Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.

   The matter was brought to a close by summary dismissal of the cases.

6. 6
   noun

   An abstract or a condensed presentation of the substance of a body of material.

   I'd forgotten what happened in the first Harry Potter book so I read a summary of the narrative before starting the second one.

7. 7
   adj

   briefly giving the gist of something

8. 8
   name

   A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives).