adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )s ə k- ' si ŋ (k)t, s ə - ' si ŋ (k)t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus having one's clothes gathered up by a belt, tightly wrapped, concise, from sub- + cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird ― more at CINCTURE
Date: 15th century
1 archaic a : being girded b : close-fitting
2 : marked by compact precise expression without wasted words <a succinct description>
synonyms see CONCISE
– suc · cinct · ly \ - ' si ŋ (k)t-l ē , - ' si ŋ -kl ē \ adverb
– suc · cinct · ness \ - ' si ŋ t-n ə s, - ' si ŋ k-n ə s \ noun