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succinct

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
  2. adjective Encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
  3. adjective Of some pupae: encircled by a thread of silk around the centre.
  4. adjective Of clothes: not loose; close-fitting, tight-fitting.
  5. adjective Compressed into a small area; compact.
    Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
  6. adjective Compressed into a small area; compact.
    Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.
  7. adjective Of an action, etc.: lasting a short time; brief, curt.
  8. adjective Of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise.
    You should give clear, succinct information to the clients.

Similar words

concise summary compendious compact conciseness brevity pithy terse abbreviated abridged

Often followed by

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Word family

succincter succinctest succinctly succinctness succinctnesses

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