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com•pen•di•ous
(kəm pen′dē əs),USA pronunciation adj.
com•pen′di•ous•ly, adv.
com•pen′di•ous•ness, n.
- 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•ness, n.
- summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.