[sum.ma.ry] adj [ME, fr. ML summarius, fr. L summa sum] (15c) 1: comprehensive; esp: covering the main points succinctly
2. a: done without delay or formality: quickly executed "a ~ dismissal" b: of, relating to, or using a summary proceeding "a ~ trial" syn see concise -- sum.mar.i.ly adv
[2]sum.ma.ry n, pl -ries (1509): an abstract, abridgment, or compendium esp. of a preceding discourse