English adjective: compendious | |||
| 1. | compendious briefly giving the gist of something | ||
| Samples | A short and compendious book. A compact style is brief and pithy. Succinct comparisons. A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject. | ||
| Synonyms | compact, succinct, summary | ||
| Similar | concise | ||
| Antonyms | prolix | ||