succinct
adjective
[ səkˈsɪŋ(k)t ]
• (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
• "use short, succinct sentences"
Similar:
concise,
short,
brief,
compact,
condensed,
crisp,
laconic,
terse,
tight,
to the point,
economic,
pithy,
thumbnail,
summary,
short and sweet,
in a few well-chosen words,
compendious,
epigrammatic,
synoptic,
aphoristic,
gnomic,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘encircled’): from Latin succinctus ‘tucked up’, past participle of succingere, from sub- ‘from below’ + cingere ‘gird’.
