con ‧ cise /kənˈsaɪs/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: concisus , from the past participle of concidere 'to cut up' , from com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + caedere 'to cut' ]
1 . short, with no unnecessary words SYN brief :
Your summary should be as clear and concise as possible.
2 . [only before noun] shorter than the original book on which something is based:
the ‘Concise Dictionary of Spoken Chinese’
—concisely adverb
—conciseness noun [uncountable]