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concise

Adjective

IPA /kənˈsaɪs/

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Expressing the information that matters clearly and in few words, without adding unnecessary details or repeating the same ideas.

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concise/kənˈsaɪs/

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Please send me a concise message with the time and meeting place.
Her concise summary helped the team understand the report quickly.

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concise — Expressing the information that matters clearly and in few words, without adding unnecessary details or repeating the same ideas.

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Expressing the information that matters clearly and in few words, without adding unnecessary details or repeating the same ideas.

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Word origin

From Latin concisus, meaning cut short, from a verb meaning to cut into pieces.

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Concisely is the adverb; conciseness is the noun. You can explain something concisely.

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