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Webster 1913 Edition

Concise

Con-cise′

,
Adj.
[L.
concisus
cut off, short, p. p. of
concidere
to cut to pieces;
con-
+
caedere
to cut; perh. akin to
scindere
to cleave, and to E.
shed
, v. t.; cf. F.
concis
.]
Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and compacted; – used of style in writing or speaking.
The
concise
style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood.
B. Jonson.
Syn. – Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary; succinct. See
Laconic
, and
Terse
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Concise

CONCISE

,
Adj.
[L., cut off, brief, to cut. See Class Gd. No. 2. 4. 8. 49. 59.] Brief; short, applied to language or stile; containing few words; comprehensive; comprehending much in few words, or the principal matters only.
The concise stile, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to be understood.
Where the author is too brief and concise, amplify a little.
In Genesis, we have a concise account of the creation.

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