compendious

[ kuhm-pen-dee-uhs ]

/ kəmˈpɛn di əs /

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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

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word compendiōsus.See compendium, -ous

SYNONYMS FOR compendious

summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.

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OTHER WORDS FROM compendious

com·pen·di·ous·ly, adverbcom·pen·di·ous·ness, nounun·com·pen·di·ous, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH compendious

compendious , voluminous

Words nearby compendious

compd., compeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate, compensated acidosis, compensated alkalosis

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Example sentences from the Web for compendious

David Frum on Allen Guelzo's compendious synthesis of new thinking about slavery and its aftermath.
David's Book Club: Fateful Lightning|David Frum|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And, therefore, the larger your anticipation is, the more direct and compendious is your search.
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon
To the critic of the schools, ever ready with compendious label, he is the revolutionary destructive.
Voltaire|John Morley
How does its beautiful simplicity also, and compendious brevity, give it rank before the laborious subtleties of Bellarmine!
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.|William Wilberforce

Principles which are held as compendious, while their application is extensive, are good principles.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9|Various
Anyhow, if N. wished us to know real hardship, fever in camp is about the most compendious definition of intense misery I know.
Up the Country|Emily Eden

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, adverbcompendiousness, noun

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单词	compendious
释义	compendious [ kuhm-pen-dee-uhs ] / kəmˈpɛn di əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR compendious ON THESAURUS.COM 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 First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word compendiōsus.See compendium, -ous SYNONYMS FOR compendious summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR compendious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM compendious com·pen·di·ous·ly, adverbcom·pen·di·ous·ness, nounun·com·pen·di·ous, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH compendious compendious , voluminous Words nearby compendious compd., compeer, compel, compellation, compelling, compendious, compendium, compensable, compensate, compensated acidosis, compensated alkalosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compendious David Frum on Allen Guelzo's compendious synthesis of new thinking about slavery and its aftermath. David's Book Club: Fateful Lightning\|David Frum\|January 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And, therefore, the larger your anticipation is, the more direct and compendious is your search. The Advancement of Learning\|Francis Bacon To the critic of the schools, ever ready with compendious label, he is the revolutionary destructive. Voltaire\|John Morley How does its beautiful simplicity also, and compendious brevity, give it rank before the laborious subtleties of Bellarmine! A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.\|William Wilberforce Principles which are held as compendious, while their application is extensive, are good principles. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 9\|Various Anyhow, if N. wished us to know real hardship, fever in camp is about the most compendious definition of intense misery I know. Up the Country\|Emily Eden 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, adverbcompendiousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to compendious brief, close, compact, comprehensive, concise, condensed, curt, inclusive, laconic, short, short and sweet, succinct, summary, abbreviated, breviloquent, contracted, summarized, synoptic
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compendious

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for compendious

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