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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024suc•cinct /səkˈsɪŋkt/USA pronunciation adj. - expressed well in few words:Her answers were always succinct and direct.
suc•cinct•ly, adv.: "It simply won't work,'' he answered succinctly. suc•cinct•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024suc•cinct (sək singkt′),USA pronunciation adj. - expressed in few words;
concise;
terse. - characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
- compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.
- [Archaic.]
- drawn up, as by a girdle.
- close-fitting.
- encircled, as by a girdle.
- Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird, gather up (one's clothes), prepare for action, equivalent. to suc- suc- + cing(ere) to gird, equip + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See concise.
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