Compendious
Pronunciation : Com*pen"di*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. compendiosus.]
Definition : Defn: Containing the substance oe general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized. More compendious and exeditious ways. Woodward. Three things be required in the oration of a man having authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and delectable. Sir T. Elyot.
Syn. -- Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive; succinct; brief; concise.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913