[suc.cinct] adj [ME, fr. L succinctus, pp. of succingere to gird from below, tuck up, fr. sub- + cingere to gird--more at cincture] (15c) 1 archaic a: being girded b: close-fitting
2: marked by compact precise expression without wasted words syn see concise -- suc.cinct.ly adv -- suc.cinct.ness n