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suc·cinct
\səkˈsiŋ(k)t also ˌsəkˈsi- or ÷ səˈsi- or ÷ ˌsəˈsi-\ adjective
(often -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird from below, tuck up, gird about, from sub- under, up + cingere to gird — more at sub-, cincture
1.
a. archaic : encircled with or as with a girdle
b. archaic : adorned, wrapped, or bound up by a girdle
c. : supported by a band of silk around the middle
< the succinct pupa of a butterfly >
2.
a. : marked by brief and compact expression or by extreme compression and lack of unnecessary words and details
< the displacement of the long-drawn-out epic similes by pithy and succinct comparisons — J.L.Lowes >
b. : brief to the point of curtness
< a very succinct refusal >
3. : lacking fullness in cut : close-fitting
< succinct little nipped-in suits — Lois Long >
Synonyms: see concise |