succinct

[suhk-singkt] / səkˈsɪŋkt /

ADJECTIVE

brief, to the point

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunt concise curt pithy terse

WEAK

boiled down breviloquent brusque compact compendiary compendious condensed cut to the bone in a nutshell in few words laconic short summary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lengthy long-winded polite wordy

Example Sentences

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In some of them succincter views may have been expressed.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar

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