conciseadj.

Brit.

/kənˈsʌɪs/, U.S.

/kənˈsaɪs/

Etymology: < Latin concīsus cut up, concise, past participle of concīdĕre to cut up, cut to pieces, < con- + caedĕre to cut. Compare French concis in same sense (16th cent. in Littré).

a. Of speech or writing: Expressed in few words; brief and comprehensive in statement; not diffuse.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

c1590 C. Marlowe Faustus i. 110 I that have with concise syllogisms Gravell'd the Pastors of the German Church.

a1637 B. Jonson Timber 1973 in Wks. (1640) III The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to bee understood.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. ii. 25 A tradesman's letters should be plain, concise, and to the purpose.

1742 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Antiq. Rome To Rdr. in tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. 58 To compile this..Treatise, in the concisest manner possible.

1828 R. Whately Rhetoric in Encycl. Metrop. 242/1 Other arguments may occur to him..more clear or more concise.

b. applied to persons.

ΚΠ

1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 39 Lest too concise iniuriously we wrong Things that such state and fearefulness impart.

a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) iii. i. 30 Prithee why? be Concise.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. xi. 250 If he wrote to his father, no wonder he was concise .

c. transferred. Occupying little time; brief, direct.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective]

shortc888

littleOE

shortlya1050

briefc1400

momentlya1425

small?a1439

momentany1447

momentaneous?a1450

stunta1450

momentaryc1485

momentane1510

hourlya1535

sudden1561

momentaneala1581

span-long1593

momentaneana1599

momental1606

narrow1611

timeless1657

concise1785

succinct1796

ultra-short1962

1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) II. 401 He who has the benefit of a conciser operation, will soon outvie and under~sell a competitor who continues to use a more circuitous labour.

17.. W. Cowper Moralizer Corrected 6 His hours of study clos'd at last, And finish'd his concise repast.

†2. ? Containing much in little space, small and compact. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1614 J. Cooke Greene's Tu Quoque in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1875) XI. 234 A pretty concise room; Sir Lionel, where are your daughters?

†3. (See quot. 1656) Obsolete. [Latin concīdĕre to cut down, kill; to beat severely.]

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Concise, brief, beaten, cut, mangled, or killed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† concisev.

/kənˈsʌɪz/

Etymology: < Latin concīs- participial stem of concīdĕre to cut up, cut away: see concise adj.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cut off, mutilate.

ΚΠ

1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos iii. 111 The concised Letter-lauding Jew.

Derivatives

conˈcised adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [adjective]

maimed1340

remuled1481

mutilate1525

dismembered1552

trunked1552

martyred1567

bodiless1587

limbless1594

mutilated1598

memberless1611

maim1653

concised1660

dislimbed1662

truncated1731

obtruncate1805

lop-limbed1809

decurtate1859

1660Concised [see main sense].

conˈcising n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [adjective] > maiming or mutilating

concising1659

1659 J. Milton Civil Power in Wks. (1847) 416/2 This concising punishment of circumcisers became a penal law therupon among the Visigothes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	concise
释义	conciseadj. Brit. /kənˈsʌɪs/, U.S. /kənˈsaɪs/ Etymology: < Latin concīsus cut up, concise, past participle of concīdĕre to cut up, cut to pieces, < con- + caedĕre to cut. Compare French concis in same sense (16th cent. in Littré). 1. a. Of speech or writing: Expressed in few words; brief and comprehensive in statement; not diffuse. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 c1590 C. Marlowe Faustus i. 110 I that have with concise syllogisms Gravell'd the Pastors of the German Church. a1637 B. Jonson Timber 1973 in Wks. (1640) III The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but leaves somewhat to bee understood. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. ii. 25 A tradesman's letters should be plain, concise, and to the purpose. 1742 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Antiq. Rome To Rdr. in tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. 58 To compile this..Treatise, in the concisest manner possible. 1828 R. Whately Rhetoric in Encycl. Metrop. 242/1 Other arguments may occur to him..more clear or more concise. b. applied to persons. ΚΠ 1604 M. Drayton Moyses ii. 39 Lest too concise iniuriously we wrong Things that such state and fearefulness impart. a1692 T. Shadwell Volunteers (1693) iii. i. 30 Prithee why? be Concise. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. xi. 250 If he wrote to his father, no wonder he was concise . View more context for this quotation c. transferred. Occupying little time; brief, direct. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] shortc888 littleOE shortlya1050 briefc1400 momentlya1425 small?a1439 momentany1447 momentaneous?a1450 stunta1450 momentaryc1485 momentane1510 hourlya1535 sudden1561 momentaneala1581 span-long1593 momentaneana1599 momental1606 narrow1611 timeless1657 concise1785 succinct1796 ultra-short1962 1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) II. 401 He who has the benefit of a conciser operation, will soon outvie and under~sell a competitor who continues to use a more circuitous labour. 17.. W. Cowper Moralizer Corrected 6 His hours of study clos'd at last, And finish'd his concise repast. †2. ? Containing much in little space, small and compact. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1614 J. Cooke Greene's Tu Quoque in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1875) XI. 234 A pretty concise room; Sir Lionel, where are your daughters? †3. (See quot. 1656) Obsolete. [Latin concīdĕre to cut down, kill; to beat severely.] ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Concise, brief, beaten, cut, mangled, or killed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † concisev. /kənˈsʌɪz/ Etymology: < Latin concīs- participial stem of concīdĕre to cut up, cut away: see concise adj. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To cut off, mutilate. ΚΠ 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos iii. 111 The concised Letter-lauding Jew. Derivatives conˈcised adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [adjective] maimed1340 remuled1481 mutilate1525 dismembered1552 trunked1552 martyred1567 bodiless1587 limbless1594 mutilated1598 memberless1611 maim1653 concised1660 dislimbed1662 truncated1731 obtruncate1805 lop-limbed1809 decurtate1859 1660Concised [see main sense]. conˈcising n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > maiming or mutilation > [adjective] > maiming or mutilating concising1659 1659 J. Milton Civil Power in Wks. (1847) 416/2 This concising punishment of circumcisers became a penal law therupon among the Visigothes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.c1590v.1659
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