compendious
[ kuhm-pen-dee-uhs ]
adjective
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.
Origin of compendious
1Other words for compendious
Other words from compendious
- com·pen·di·ous·ly, adverb
- com·pen·di·ous·ness, noun
- un·com·pen·di·ous, adjective
Words that may be confused with compendious
- compendious , voluminous
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British Dictionary definitions for compendious
compendious
/ (kəmˈpɛndɪəs) /
adjective
containing or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct
Derived forms of compendious
- compendiously, adverb
- compendiousness, noun
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