Concise

a.

1.

Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; - used of style in writing or speaking. The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood. - B. Jonson. Where the author is . . . too brief and concise, amplify a little. - I. Watts.

Adj.

1.

concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation" Antonyms: prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

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