suc·cinct 
(sək-sĭngkt)
(sək-sĭngkt)adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est
1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style.
2. Archaic Encircled as if by a girdle; girded.
[Middle English succincte, girt, from Old French, from Latin succīnctus, past participle of succingere, to gird from below : sub-, sub- + cingere, to gird; see kenk- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
suc·cinctly adv.
suc·cinctness n.