— compendiously , adv. — compendiousness , n.
/keuhm pen"dee euhs/ , adj.
of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
[ 1350-1400; ME compendiosus. See COMPENDIUM, -OUS ]
Syn . summary, comprehensive, succinct, packed.