compendious

UK: /kəmˈpɛndɪəs/ US: (kəm pen′dē əs)

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com•pen•di•ous  (kəm pen′dē əs), adj. 

1. of or like a compendium;
   containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form;
   concise:
   a compendious history of the world.

• Latin compendiōsus. See compendium, -ous
• Middle English 1350–1400

com•pen′di•ous•ly, adv. 
com•pen′di•ous•ness, n. 
Synonyms

summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.

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compendious / kəmˈpɛndɪəs/ adjective

1. containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct

comˈpendiously adverb

comˈpendiousness noun