concise — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

brief, clear, difficult, former, most, short, simpler, straight

VERB + CONCISE

address, comment, find, need, says, texts, try, writing

CONCISE + NOUN

definitions, events, explanation, language, speech, summaries, version

PREP.

in, with

ADV.

always

Definitions

adj

1

Brief, yet including all important information.

2

Physically short or truncated.

This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the concise Chinese feet.

verb

1

To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

prolix

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

This, however, must refer solely to the length; unfortunately they were far too broad in proportion (the fault I have always observed in them). This directly gives a slightly hoofish look, as in the c

Wiktionary

02

I find words with concise definitions to be the easiest to remember.

Tatoeba · #2015

03

I need a concise explanation.

Tatoeba · #20964

04

What the critic says is always concise and to the point.

Tatoeba · #44381

05

The author's mode of expression is very concise.

Tatoeba · #47791

06

"The Gettysburg Address" is a concise speech.

Tatoeba · #73918

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, concise is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.