compendiousadj.

Brit.

/kəmˈpɛndɪəs/, U.S.

/kəmˈpɛndiəs/

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman *compendious = Old French compendieux , < Latin compendiōsus advantageous, abridged, brief, < compendium : see compendium n. and -ous suffix.

1. Containing the substance within small compass, concise, succinct, summary; comprehensive though brief; esp. of literary works; also of their authors.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective]

compendious1388

briefc1430

short1487

short and sweet1545

curted1568

summarc1575

laconical1576

summary1582

succinct1585

totala1586

laconic1589

concisec1590

compendiary1609

press?1611

curt1631

Spartan1644

nutshell1647

severe1680

Lacedaemonian1780

straightforward1806

uncircumlocutory1808

shorthand1822

Spartanlike1838

unwordy1841

nutshelly1843

tight1870

Spartanic1882

unfarced1890

serried1899

taut1916

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [adjective] > compendious

compendious1388

compendiary1609

comprehensive1662

polymicrian1829

capsule1938

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Pref. Epist. Jerome 73 Seuen epistlis, as wel goostly and mystik as compendiouse.

c1425 Hampole's Psalter Metr. Pref. 43 Compendyous short gode & profetebul To mannys soule.

c1460 Stans Puer ad Mensam 94 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 158 Thof that thu be compendious of sentence.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 75 Þe newe lawe, compendiosar & more complet & more profitablar þan ani oþer lawe.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. A^v This playne lytell treatyse, in style compendyous.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 28^v a verie compendious vnderstanding of all.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ff2^v Man..an extract or compendious Image of the world.

1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 9 It is a Compendious Prayer, and contains much in little.

1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. iii. sig. a4^v A compendious analysis of the chapters which form this..compilation.

1842 T. Arnold Lect. Mod. Hist. (1878) ii. 136 Any cheap or compendious helps for the study.

†2.

a. Of a way, method, or process: That saves time or space, expeditious, not circuitous, direct; summary. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > leading to speedy execution

compendiousc1400

compendiary1609

expeditiousa1616

expediate1672

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adjective] > of or relating to means > wasting no time or effort

compendiousc1400

compendiary1609

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) viii. 28 He þat will go first to Babilon By anoþer way mare compendious þan I hafe tald off.

1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 143^v A way, not so safe, as compendious, when the tyde is out.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. v. 763 I thinke the most compendious cure had beene in Bedlam.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iii. 58 This compendious passage betwixt Egypt and Canaan.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 105 A compendious way for thickning of Copses.

a1688 Duke of Buckingham Poems (1775) 141 The compendious art to lye and cheat.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 504 The most compendious passage to the shades below.

†b. Economical. Obsolete. Cf. compendium n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > thrifty or economical

housewifely1526

thrifty1526

compendious1584

economical1601

stewardly1746

managing1753

economic1755

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iv. ii. 75 The diuell auoideth superfluitie as much as he may... If the diuell were so compendious, what should he need to vse such circumstances,..as to make [etc.].

†c. Profitable. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Compendious, short, profitable.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Compendious, very profitable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	compendious
释义	compendiousadj. Brit. /kəmˈpɛndɪəs/, U.S. /kəmˈpɛndiəs/ Etymology: < Anglo-Norman compendious = Old French compendieux* , < Latin compendiōsus advantageous, abridged, brief, < compendium : see compendium n. and -ous suffix. 1. Containing the substance within small compass, concise, succinct, summary; comprehensive though brief; esp. of literary works; also of their authors. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [adjective] compendious1388 briefc1430 short1487 short and sweet1545 curted1568 summarc1575 laconical1576 summary1582 succinct1585 totala1586 laconic1589 concisec1590 compendiary1609 press?1611 curt1631 Spartan1644 nutshell1647 severe1680 Lacedaemonian1780 straightforward1806 uncircumlocutory1808 shorthand1822 Spartanlike1838 unwordy1841 nutshelly1843 tight1870 Spartanic1882 unfarced1890 serried1899 taut1916 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [adjective] > compendious compendious1388 compendiary1609 comprehensive1662 polymicrian1829 capsule1938 1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Pref. Epist. Jerome 73 Seuen epistlis, as wel goostly and mystik as compendiouse. c1425 Hampole's Psalter Metr. Pref. 43 Compendyous short gode & profetebul To mannys soule. c1460 Stans Puer ad Mensam 94 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 158 Thof that thu be compendious of sentence. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 75 Þe newe lawe, compendiosar & more complet & more profitablar þan ani oþer lawe. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. A^v This playne lytell treatyse, in style compendyous. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 28^v a verie compendious vnderstanding of all. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ff2^v Man..an extract or compendious Image of the world. View more context for this quotation 1677 M. Hale Contempl. ii. 9 It is a Compendious Prayer, and contains much in little. 1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. iii. sig. a4^v A compendious analysis of the chapters which form this..compilation. 1842 T. Arnold Lect. Mod. Hist. (1878) ii. 136 Any cheap or compendious helps for the study. †2. a. Of a way, method, or process: That saves time or space, expeditious, not circuitous, direct; summary. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > leading to speedy execution compendiousc1400 compendiary1609 expeditiousa1616 expediate1672 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adjective] > of or relating to means > wasting no time or effort compendiousc1400 compendiary1609 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) viii. 28 He þat will go first to Babilon By anoþer way mare compendious þan I hafe tald off. 1602 R. Carew Surv. Cornwall ii. f. 143^v A way, not so safe, as compendious, when the tyde is out. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iv. i. v. 763 I thinke the most compendious cure had beene in Bedlam. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iv. iii. 58 This compendious passage betwixt Egypt and Canaan. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 105 A compendious way for thickning of Copses. a1688 Duke of Buckingham Poems (1775) 141 The compendious art to lye and cheat. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 504 The most compendious passage to the shades below. †b. Economical. Obsolete. Cf. compendium n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [adjective] > thrifty or economical housewifely1526 thrifty1526 compendious1584 economical1601 stewardly1746 managing1753 economic1755 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iv. ii. 75 The diuell auoideth superfluitie as much as he may... If the diuell were so compendious, what should he need to vse such circumstances,..as to make [etc.]. †c. Profitable. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Compendious, short, profitable. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Compendious, very profitable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1388
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