səkˈsiŋ(k)t also ˌsəkˈsi- or ÷ səˈsi- or ÷ ˌsəˈsi- adjective
( often -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird from below, tuck up, gird about, from sub- under, up + cingere to gird — more at sub- , cincture
1.
a. archaic : encircled with or as with a girdle
b. archaic : adorned, wrapped, or bound up by a girdle
c. : supported by a band of silk around the middle
the succinct pupa of a butterfly
2.
a. : marked by brief and compact expression or by extreme compression and lack of unnecessary words and details
the displacement of the long-drawn-out epic similes by pithy and succinct comparisons — J.L.Lowes
b. : brief to the point of curtness
a very succinct refusal
3. : lacking fullness in cut : close-fitting
succinct little nipped-in suits — Lois Long
Synonyms: see concise