WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•pen•di•ous  (kəm pendē əs),USA pronunciation 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•pendi•ous•ly, adv. 
com•pendi•ous•ness, n. 
    summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.


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