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View usage for: compendious in British English (kəmˈpɛndɪəs) adjectivecontaining or stating the essentials of a subject in a concise form; succinct Derived forms compendiously (comˈpendiously) adverb compendiousness (comˈpendiousness) noun compendious in American English (kəmˈpɛndiəs) adjective containing all the essentials in a brief form; concise but comprehensive Derived forms compendiously (comˈpendiously) adverb compendiousness (comˈpendiousness) noun Word origin ME < L compendiosus, short: see compendium Synonyms of 'compendious'concise, short, contracted, brief More Synonyms of compendious Definition brief but comprehensive Synonyms contracted comprehensive summarized synoptic Additional synonymsIt was an abbreviated document without detailed proposals. Synonyms shortened, shorter, reduced, brief, potted, trimmed, pruned, cut, summarized, compressed, concise, condensed, abridgedan abridged version of her new novel Synonyms shortened, shorter, reduced, brief, potted (informal), trimmed, diminished, pruned, summarized, cut, compressed, curtailed, concise, condensed, abbreviatedDefinition short in length or extent Write a very brief description of a typical problem. Synonyms concise, short, limited, to the point, crisp, compressed, terse, curt, laconic, succinct, clipped, pithy, thumbnail, monosyllabic Nearby words ofcompendious - compatriot
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- compensate
- compensation
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