1.
Something that is ~ says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
Burton’s text is ~ and informative...
= succinct
ADJ
~ly
He’d delivered his report clearly and ~ly.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
A ~ edition of a book, especially a dictionary, is shorter than the original edition.
...Sotheby’s Concise Encyclopedia of Porcelain.
ADJ: ADJ n